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The earth on and under La Palma does not come to rest.
The volcanic eruption of Cumbre Vieja has been causing problems on the island for six weeks, and the Spanish authorities reported another strong quake at the weekend.
The picture shows a bar on the promenade in the village of Puerto Naos.
The volcano has covered the tables and chairs with a thick layer of ash.
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Emilio Morenatti / AP
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Emilio Morenatti accompanies the events on the Canary Island with the camera.
This picture by the Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer shows 69-year-old Nemesio sticking to his daily walk around his house despite the eruption that released large amounts of magma, gases and ash.
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Ashes to ashes: The volcano does not stop at the La Palma cemetery either.
In the south of the island, the lava flows of the Cumbre Vieja also attract more and more tourists.
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In the fight against the ashes, Spain also uses soldiers who clear the roof of a house here.
According to the European Earth observation system Copernicus, the lava, which is almost 1,300 degrees in temperature, completely destroyed more than 2,500 buildings.
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Morenatti has been a photojournalist worldwide for more than 30 years.
However, these impressive pictures were created practically on his doorstep.
He is the AP news agency's chief photographer for Spain and Portugal.
In this picture of Morenatti you can see a man with a Spanish flag trying to make a mark.
He fastened them to his yard, where his house is already enveloped in lava.
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Overall, it is estimated that around 1000 hectares on La Palma have already been covered by a meter-thick layer of lava, much larger areas are likely to suffer from the ashes of the volcano - like these fishing boats that seem to swim in a sea of ash.
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This house completely trapped the ashes.
More than 7,000 people have had to be brought to safety since the volcano erupted.
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The clouds of smoke and clouds of ash refract the light in a fascinating and threatening way.
After the situation worsened last week after a partial collapse of the crater, the lava flows have been moving very slowly towards the coast for a few days.
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Emilio Morenatti / AP
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