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The volcanic eruption expels plumes of smoke, ash and lava
The volcanic eruption expels plumes of smoke, ash and lava DESIREE MARTIN / AFP
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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.

A night tinged with red
1 de 18 Miguel Calero / EFE
A night tinged with red

The constant explosions at Cumbre Vieja volcano have dyed La Palma's sky red
Tongue of lava
2 de 18 Borja Suárez / REUETRS
Tongue of lava

A tongue of lava swallows up everything in its path, including these building sites
Lava in the dark
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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
The volcano has started to spit lava
4 de 18 Arturo Jiménez/dpa via Europa Press
The volcano has started to spit lava

The volcano has begun to spit lava shot at high speed over a pine forest
River of lava
5 de 18 Arturo Jiménez/dpa via Europa Press
River of lava

The lava destroys everything in its path
Burning lava
6 de 18 Arturo Jiménez/dpa via Europa Press
Burning lava

The lava reaches the surface at over 1000ºC
Rivers of lava approaching in the houses on Cumbre Vieja, La Palma
7 de 18 DESIREE MARTIN / AFP
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.
The eruption at night
8 de 18 Miguel Calero / EFE
The eruption at night

At night, you can see the full force of the volcano
A river of lava at the volcano of La Palma
9 de 18 Miguel Calero / EFE
A river of lava at the volcano of La Palma

Lava makes its way down the mountain
Lava spatters out
10 de 18 EFE/Miguel Calero
Lava spatters out

Up to seven spatter cones active in the eruption of the volcano on La Palma
A man takes a photo
11 de 18 REUTERS/Borja Suarez
A man takes a photo

Locals took photos of the volcano, which last erupted in 1971
Columns of smoke coming out of the vent
12 de 18 DESIREE MARTIN / AFP
Columns of smoke coming out of the vent

The vent from which lava and smoke are being expelled
Panoramic view of the area of the volcano
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Panoramic view of the area of the volcano
A column of smoke
14 de 18 REUTERS / Borja Suárez
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.
Smoke and lava
15 de 18 EFE / Miguel Calero
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.
Explosive lava comes out of the ground
16 de 18 REUTERS/Borja Suarez
Explosive lava comes out of the ground

The authorities had begun to evacuate people with mobility problems in four municipalities hours before the eruption.
Cumbre Vieja National Park
17 de 18 Desiree Martín / AFP
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.
The last eruption of Cumbre Vieja took place in 1971
18 de 18 DESIREE MARTIN / AFP
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.
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