La Palma volcano eruption: Church collapses as lava sweeps through Todoque - WATCH

Madrid: Residents of the Canary island of La Palma are being advised not to leave their homes as lava from the erupting volcano is moving closer to the sea, the Island Council of La Palma said on Sunday. 

On Sunday morning, the La Palma airport reopened after a one-day pause due to the volcanic eruption.

Small landslides have been observed on the coast of La Palma on the side that in a worst case scenario is said to be a risk of a sizeable part of the island sliding into the sea and causing a huge tsunami. https://t.co/YU7aa4Ln7Q

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The volcano on La Palma has been erupting for over a week. The lava is said to have destroyed more than 400 buildings, most of them residential ones.

Lava continues to flow slowly from a volcano that erupted in Spain’s Canary Islands off northwest Africa.

More than 5,000 people on the island of La Palma have been evacuated from their homes. https://t.co/gl6RcoIyz8 pic.twitter.com/URLSHPeQnj

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More than 6,000 people have been evacuated from the disaster zone, but some of them have been allowed to return home.

A viral video shows a church tower in Todoque was destroyed as the lava rapidly advanced towards the sea.

#VIDEO: The church spire in Todoque was destroyed yesterday as the lava flow from #LaPalma’s volcano rapidly advanced towards the sea. #Spain pic.twitter.com/Y7ll8ASbJE

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The Institute of Volcanology of the Canary Islands forecasts that the eruption could last from 24 to 84 days. (Inputs from UNI)