Reunion Island volcanic eruption

Dramatic pictures show lava and steam spewing from a volcano on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Sept. 15, 2018, according to the Piton de la Fournaise volcano observatory (OVPF). (Photos: VCG)

Lava erupts from the Rivals crater flowing down the south face of the Piton de la Fournaise or the Peak of the Furnace on September 15, 2018 on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion, according to the Piton de la Fournaise volcano observatory (OVPF).

Dramatic pictures show lava and steam spewing from a volcano on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Sept. 15, 2018, according to the Piton de la Fournaise volcano observatory (OVPF).

Lava erupts from the Rivals crater flowing down the south face of the Piton de la Fournaise or the Peak of the Furnace on September 15, 2018 on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion, according to the Piton de la Fournaise volcano observatory (OVPF).

Dramatic pictures show lava and steam spewing from a volcano on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Sept. 15, 2018, according to the Piton de la Fournaise volcano observatory (OVPF).