Photos: Huge lava blocks fall from Spain volcano

Spain's La Palma volcano has been erupting for weeks

Last updated: October 10, 2021 | 16:27

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt on the Canary Island of La Palma.

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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.

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The Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt on the Canary Island of La Palma.

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Lava has engulfed 493 hectares (1,218 acres) of land.

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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.

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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.

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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

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