A volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma has been erupting for greater than per week. Over the weekend, it started spewing out lava and smoke with renewed fervor.

Lava from the Cumbre Vieja volcano, which sits on one of many Canary Island off the coast of northwest Africa, is now threatening to circulation to the Atlantic Ocean. On Monday, residents on the island’s japanese coast had been pressured into lockdown in anticipation of lava that might result in harmful situations the place it meets the ocean.

The eruption flung molten rock into the air, turning the sky a surreal orange shade. Here are a few of the wildest pictures from the area the previous few days, and what residents are coping with as Cumbre Vieja continues to rumble to life.