Dramatic drone video over Spanish volcano shows lava spewing after cone collapses
New dramatic drone video released by Spanish Geological and Mining Institute shows lava and ash spewing from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma after the main cone partially collapsed on Monday, according to the Canary Islands Volcanology Institute.
The event created a new river of lava. Lava flow from the volcano had covered more than 3.5 square miles of La Palma and destroyed at least 2,162 buildings by October 25, reported the EU’s Copernicus Emergency Management Service.
Another video from Involcan shows the volcano erupting on October 26.
This story was originally published October 26, 2021 at 10:23 AM.
David Caraccio
The Sacramento Bee