Spanish island volcano eruption reaches local record of 85 days

Lava flows from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma (Emilio Morenatti/AP)

A volcanic eruption in the Canary Islands shows no sign of ending after 85 days, becoming the longest eruption on record in the island of La Palma.

The eruption has surged and ebbed since it first began spewing lava on September 19. It has since destroyed almost 3,000 local buildings and forced several thousand people to abandon their homes.