The rivers of lava rolling down the hillside are up to almost 3km wide, authorities said.
New fissures and side vents cracked open along the volcano's slopes over the weekend, allowing more molten rock to escape.already reached the Atlantic OceanScientists last week counted more than 800 earthquakes of varying magnitude on La Palma, most of them not felt by residents.The strongest had a magnitude of 4.9.
Though most of the island so far is unaffected by the eruption, parts of the western side where the lava fields are expanding face an uncertain future.
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