La Palma

Red-hot molten rock continues to gush along the western flanks of the volcano, which has been erupting since September 19, and the pace of daily earth tremors is yet to slow down on the Spanish island of La Palma

Some breathtaking pictures from the eruption of Spain's La Palma volcano

Streams of lava pulse down the sides of the volcano, which has been erupting on the Spanish island of La Palma for over a month. Since the eruption began on September 19, lava from the volcano has covered nearly 900 hectares (2,200 acres) of land, destroying around 2,000 buildings and many banana plantations. More than 7,000 people have had to evacuate their homes. There is no immediate end in sight to the volcanic eruption that has caused chaos on the Spanish isle of La Palma. Take a look at some of the breathtaking images from the eruption.

La Palma volcano evacuees see no end to ordeal since September 19 eruption

Streams of red-hot lava have engulfed almost 800 hectares (2,000 acres) of land, destroying about 2,000 buildings and many banana plantations since the eruption started on September 19 at La Palma in Spain. More than 6,000 people have been evacuated.

Four weeks on, no sign Spanish volcano eruption is close to end

The volcano on one of the Canary Islands off northwest Africa has so far destroyed more than 1,800 buildings, mostly homes, though prompt evacuations have helped avoid casualties on the island of some 85,000 people.

Lava from Spain's La Palma volcano reaches ocean

Red hot lava from a volcano that devastated the Spanish island of La Palma reached the Atlantic Ocean late on September 28 in the evening, nine days after it started to flow down the mountain, wrecking buildings, and destroying crops.

Lava pours out of volcano on La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands

A volcano erupted on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma, sending lava shooting into the air and streaming in rivers towards houses in two villages from the Cumbre Vieja national park in the south of the island.

Watch LIVE: Volcano erupts on La Palma in the Canary Islands

The Canary Islands Volcanology Institute reported the initial eruption near the southern end of the island, which saw its last eruption in 1971.