Spain: Canary Islanders watch as lava flows from volcano
By AFP
23 September 2021 |
12:38 pm
People watch molten lava from the Cumbre Vieja volcano creep down the slopes of Spain's La Palma island. One resident says he is living "on edge all day" in fear.
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