Rivers of Molten Lava Flow Towards Ocean as La Palma Volcano Continues to Erupt

© REUTERS / NACHO DOCEMembers of the media work as smoke rises following the eruption of a volcano on the Island of La Palma, in Los Llanos de Aridane, Spain September 21, 2021
Members of the media work as smoke rises following the eruption of a volcano on the Island of La Palma, in Los Llanos de Aridane, Spain September 21, 2021 - Sputnik International, 1920, 22.09.2021
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On Sunday, a volcano began erupting on La Palma, one of the Canary Islands; prior to this, an amber warning for the areas around the dormant volcano had been issued.
Live from La Palma in the Canary Islands as a volcano in the La Cumbre Vieja area continues to erupt.
On Sunday, the Volcanology Institute of the Canaries (INVOLCAN) confirmed that a volcano had started erupting on the Spanish island of La Palma. The Spanish National Geographic Institute had registered seismological activity in the area for about a week before the eruption, so the authorities were able to start evacuating people with limited mobility early.
The last time that the island of La Palma saw a volcanic eruption was in 1971, when one man reportedly died.
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