Photos: Huge lava blocks fall from Spain volcano

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A new river of lava has belched out from the La Palma volcano, spreading more destruction on the Atlantic Ocean island where molten rock streams have already engulfed over 1,000 buildings. Image Credit: Reuters

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The blocks of red-hot magma flowed down the side of the Cumbre Vieja volcano were the size of three-storey buildings, the Spanish Institute of Geology and Mining said on Sunday. Image Credit: Reuters

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A woman climbs a hill with a child to see the Cumbre Vieja volcano as it continues to erupt in Tacande de Arriba on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain. Image Credit: Reuters

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The lava flow, with temperatures of up to 1,240 degrees Celsius, destroyed the last few buildings that remained standing in the village of Todoque. Image Credit: Reuters

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Lava flows into the sea, as seen from Tijarafe, following the eruption of a volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain. Image Credit: Reuters

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The Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt on the Canary Island of La Palma. Image Credit: Reuters

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Blocks of molten lava as large as three-storey buildings rolled down a hillside on the Spanish island of La Palma. Image Credit: Reuters

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The Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt on the Canary Island of La Palma. Image Credit: Reuters

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Lava has engulfed 493 hectares (1,218 acres) of land. Image Credit: Reuters

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Lava is seen and smoke rises following the eruption of a volcano, in the Port of Tazacorte, on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain. Image Credit: Reuters

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Lava is seen through the window of a kitchen from El Paso following the eruption of a volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain. Image Credit: Reuters

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A Spanish Civil Guard boat passes by as smoke rises in the background following the eruption of a volcano, as seen from Tazacorte port, Canary Island of La Palma, Spain Image Credit: Reuters

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