Hawaii's Lanipuna Gardens Evacuated After New Lava Vents Open

By : StoryfulViral

Published On: 2018-05-09

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Evacuations were ordered on May 8 in Hawaii’s Lanipuna Gardens, part of the Leilani Estates community, as two volcanic fissures opened in the area.

Travis Sanders and Lava News returned to the scene to capture this footage of the lava flows consuming Leilani Avenue.

At least 25 homes have been destroyed in the Pahoa neighborhood after a dozen lava vents began spewing molten rock following the eruption of the Kilauea volcano and a 6.9 magnitude earthquake that jolted Hawaii’s Big Island on May 4. Credit: Travis Sanders/Lava News via Storyful


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