The constant explosions at Cumbre Vieja volcano have dyed La Palma's sky red
La Palma eruption in pictures
A volcanic eruption started this Sunday at 15.12 h at Cumbre Vieja, on the island of La Palma, in the Canary Islands, after a week in which some 25,000 earthquakes have accumulated in the area, which started at a depth of 20 kilometres but have been progressively rising to the surface.
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A night tinged with red
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Tongue of lava
A tongue of lava swallows up everything in its path, including these building sites
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Lava in the dark
The violent explosions of lava have continued during the night, creating spectacular scenes in the middle of the darkness
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The volcano has started to spit lava
The volcano has begun to spit lava shot at high speed over a pine forest
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River of lava
The lava destroys everything in its path
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Burning lava
The lava reaches the surface at over 1000ºC
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Rivers of lava approaching in the houses on Cumbre Vieja, La Palma
Lava flows towards houses as the Cumbre Vieja mountain explodes at El Paso, spitting out plumes of smoke, ash and lava as seen from Los Llanos de Aridane on La Palma.
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The eruption at night
At night, you can see the full force of the volcano
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A river of lava at the volcano of La Palma
Lava makes its way down the mountain
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Lava spatters out
Up to seven spatter cones active in the eruption of the volcano on La Palma
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A man takes a photo
Locals took photos of the volcano, which last erupted in 1971
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Columns of smoke coming out of the vent
The vent from which lava and smoke are being expelled
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Panoramic view of the area of the volcano
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A column of smoke
A plume of smoke rises after the eruption of a volcano in the National Park of Cumbre Vieja in El Paso, on the Canary island of La Palma.
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Smoke and lava
The volcanic eruption has started this Sunday afternoon near Las Manchas (La Palma), after the area was hit by thousands of earthquakes in the last week.
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Explosive lava comes out of the ground
The authorities had begun to evacuate people with mobility problems in four municipalities hours before the eruption.
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Cumbre Vieja National Park
The summit of Cumbre Vieja erupts, sending out a column of smoke and ash, as seen from Los Llanos de Aridane on the Canary Island of La Palma.
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The last eruption of Cumbre Vieja took place in 1971
The last eruption of Cumbre Vieja took place in 1971. The Spanish archipelago of the Canary Islands experienced its last eruption in 2011, when there was an underwater eruption near the island of El Hierro.