Galapagos Volcano Erupts, Lava Flows Into Sea—Dramatic Footage Captured Moments of Eruption

Galapagos Volcano Erupts, Lava Flows Into Sea—Dramatic Footage Captured Moments of Eruption
A volcano erupted spewing out lava in the Galapagos Islands on June 16, 2018. Galapagos National Park via Reuters
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A volcano erupted spewing out lava in the Galapagos Islands, threatening wildlife, officials from the Galapagos National Park said on Saturday, June 16.

Dramatic television images, distributed by Galapagos National Park of the eruption, showed clouds of gases and smoke rising hundreds of feet into the sky around La Cumbre volcano and streams of molten lava pouring into the sea, on its northern slope.