The meeting of molten rock and sea water finally came at 11 p.m. On the way down from the Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge, the lava flows have engulfed at least 656 buildings, mostly homes and farm buildings, in its unstoppable march to the sea. 19 to traverse the 6½ kilometers (four miles) to the island’s edge. The immediate area had been evacuated for several days as authorities waited for the lava that began erupting Sept. A bright red river of lava from the volcano on Spain’s La Palma island finally tumbled over a cliff and into the Atlantic Ocean, setting off huge plumes of steam and possibly toxic gases that forced local residents outside the evacuation zone to remain indoors on Wednesday.
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