As a sea of lava destroys livelihoods on La Palma, it also offers a lifeline
The lava and ash the Cumbre Vieja volcano has spewed for two months have consumed homes and forced thousands to flee. However, the rock formed by the lava will ultimately save the island from the sea.
Estefania Martin never expected lava to arrive at her front door.
"I feel like I'm living in a comic book," she says.
Martin lives on the island of La Palma, one of the Spanish Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa, where the Cumbre Vieja volcano has been spewing lava and ash for two months.
"Ashes started raining from the sky. We couldn't breathe. Every day there was something
