Geologists on Friday have described a ‘tsunami of lava’ gushing out of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma as emergency services remain on standby monitoring the situation closely.
The volcano, which started erupting on September 19, continues to behave like a strombolian eruption with intermittent explosions and relatively mild blasts, the Department of National Security of Spain (DSN) said.
Two large rivers of lava continue to flow from the volcano’s vent.
The original stream branches into three rivers, two to the south of the Todoque mountain, one of which is forging a vast lava delta as it meets the Atlantic Ocean, and another located above the mountain. Lava flows continue to weaken and lessen in these streams.
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