Lava submerges houses in La Palma exclusion zone

Lava from the Cumbre Vieja volcano partially submerged houses and trees in La Palma's exclusion zone on Monday.

The streets of Naos port, whose terraces formerly bustled with people, remained covered in a thick black dust layer as the Cumbre Vieja volcano kept spewing ashes and a river of red-hot lava.

After the north side of the crater collapsed the previous night the activity of the volcano heightened.

Despite the heightened activity, the lava appeared to be following a similar trajectory to previous flows and avoiding areas that have so far been spared, Canary Islands' regional president Angel Victor Torres said.

Roughly 1,000 buildings have been destroyed since the eruption began on September 19 and 6,000 people have been evacuated, mostly from the towns of El Paso and Los Llanos de Aridane, two of the main population centers in the island of 83,000 people.

While visiting the island over the weekend, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez pledged 206 million euros in aid to help rebuild and insisted La Palma was safe for tourism.

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