Canary Islands lava peninsula in the Atlantic doubles in size

Volcano on La Palma has been steadily spewing molten rock into the sea, enlarging the size of the island

Lava from the volcano in Spain's Canary Islands that began cascading into the ocean two days ago has already covered an area bigger than 25 football pitches.

By late Thursday, the newly wrought peninsula on La Palma had doubled in size to 20 hectares (50 acres) since the morning, according to the Volcanic Institute of the Canaries (Involcan).