Spanish Volcano More Active, Spews ‘Giant Lava Fountain’

The Cumbre Vieja volcano, pictured from Tijarafe, spews lava, ash, and smoke, on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, at night on Oct. 10, 2021. Jorge Guerrero/AFP via Getty Images

MADRID—A volcano erupting for the past five weeks on the Spanish island of La Palma is more active than ever, officials said Monday, after new lava flows following a partial collapse of the crater threatened to engulf previously unaffected areas.

A powerful new river of molten rock gushed out of the Cumbre Vieja volcano early Monday. The Canary Islands Volcanology Institute described it as “a giant lava fountain.”