A church has been swallowed up by molten lava from a volcano which is continuing to erupt on the Spanish island of La Palma.

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WATCH: The terrifying moment a church is swallowed whole by molten lava from an erupting Spanish volcano. 9News

Footage captured by TV Canaria showed the church collapsing amid a dense plume of smoke.READ MORE:Residents watch from a hill as lava continues to flow from an erupted volcano, on the island of La Palma in the Canaries, Spain.

Life on the rest of La Palma, which is roughly 35 kilometres long and 20 kilometres wide at its broadest point, has been largely unaffected. The sound of the volcanic explosions can break glass in the surrounding area, Mr Morcuende said, urging people living within 5 kilometres to stay away from their windows.

 

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