Lava from La Palma volcano reaches ocean, creating huge cloud - Reuters witness

Lava flows into the sea in Tijarafe, following the eruption of a volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, September 28, 2021. REUTERS/Borja Suarez

Red-hot lava from a volcano that erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma reached the Atlantic Ocean late on Tuesday evening, nine days after it started to flow down the island, according to a Reuters witness.

(Reporting by Miguel Pereira, Marco Trujillo and Jon Nazca, Nacho Doce and Borja Suarez in La Palma; Writing by Catarina Demony; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)

Lava flows into the sea in Tijarafe, following the eruption of a volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, September 28, 2021. REUTERS/Borja Suarez

Coastguards pass as lava is seen arriving at the sea following the eruption of a volcano, seen from the Port of Tazacorte, on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, September 28, 2021. REUTERS/Nacho Doce