Drone footage recorded Tuesday shows the ash-covered Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma, which has been erupting for eight weeks. | CBS News

A drone entered the crater of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma this week for an up-close view of its activity. | CBS News

Drone footage of La Palma’s Cumbre Vieja shows how incredibly intense the volcanic activity is inside its crater. Since the volcano began erupting 40 days ago, its lava has covered more than 2,200 acres and destroyed thousands of buildings and local fields. More than 7,000 people have been evacuated from the area in recent weeks. | NowThis

Lava continued to spew from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma on Friday. The lava had destroyed more than 2,120 buildings and covered 3.3 square miles over the past month as of Thursday. | CBS News

Video shows lava from the erupting Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma creating a new headland as it pours into the Atlantic. | CBS News

Lava was seen overflowing from the main cone of the Cumbre Vieja volcano Thursday on the Spanish island of La Palma as the eruption continues with no end in sight. | CBS News