La Palma volcano roars again, spewing thicker lava

A worker cleans the ash from the tables of a restaurant as lava flows from a volcano on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain on Monday Oct. 4, 2021. More earthquakes are rattling the Spanish island of La Palma, as the lava flow from an erupting volcano surged after part of the crater collapsed. Officials say they don’t expect to evacuate any more people from the area, because the fiery molten rock was following the same route to the sea as earlier flows. (AP Photo/Daniel Roca)

A volcano that has already destroyed nearly 1,000 buildings on a Spanish island has increased its explosive power, roaring louder and spewing thicker lava out of its main vent.

The volcanic eruption started on September 19 and has forced the evacuation of more than 6,000 residents of La Palma in the Canary Islands.