Photos: Huge lava blocks fall from Spain volcano
Spain's La Palma volcano has been erupting for weeks
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1/12
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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2/12
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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3/12
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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4/12
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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5/12
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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6/12
The Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt on the Canary Island of La Palma.
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7/12
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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8/12
The Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt on the Canary Island of La Palma.
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9/12
Lava has engulfed 493 hectares (1,218 acres) of land.
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10/12
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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11/12
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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12/12
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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