"Lava tsunami" seen flowing from erupting Cumbre Vieja volcano as evacuations continue
CBSN
Volcanologists on Thursday said they discovered a "lava tsunami" rapidly flowing from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma. Cumbre Vieja started erupting nearly a month ago, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people as lava has made its way through towns and toward the Atlantic Ocean.
Video posted by the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands, known as INVOLCAN, shows the so-called "tsunami" racing down the volcano. The scene, the institute said, is a picture of "amazing speed and overflow of the lava channel."
The government of the Canary Islands has said that this is the "most damaging volcano in Europe in the last 100 years." Canary Islands President Ángel Víctor Torres said Thursday that while there is "sorrow, sadness and uncertainty" on the island, there is also hope and courage.
