LAVA DRAMA: THIS is the terrifying moment a “lava tsunami” in La Palma hurtles towards a town, as the volcanic eruption on the Spanish island continues.

The dramatic footage of one of the lava rivers pouring down the mountainside was recorded by the Canary Islands Volcanological Institute (Involcan) and posted on its Twitter site.

One of our crew was able to film a truly lava ‘tsunami’. Amazing speed and overflow of the lava channel," the organisation posted.

The video shows the red-hot lava river travelling at high speed and shows buildings in its path as it travels towards the sea, devouring everything in its path.

The emergency services are continuing to monitor the latest effusions from the La Palma volcano.

There are two main rivers. The original one, with little contribution of lava at present, has three branches: two to the south of the Todoque mountain (one is the one that has formed the lava delta or fajana when falling on the waters of the ocean) and a third located on the mountain.

The second, which is the one that currently worries authorities and researchers the most, is to the north of the original stream and moves in a northwesterly direction with two appendages: one, which presents high intensity and a wide path, and the other which is crossing an industrial park in the La Laguna district diagonally.

The evolution of the latter has forced the eviction of 300 more people, bringing the total number of evacuees since the beginning of the eruption to 6,800.

Regarding seismicity, the Institute points out that, although an increase was detected (24 earthquakes this morning), "significant surface seismicity is not being recorded."

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