Further Evacuations as New Volcanic Fissures Open in Puna, Hawaii

Further Evacuations as New Volcanic Fissures Open in Puna, Hawaii

pThe USGS’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reporteda two new volcanic vents opening on Tuesday, May 8, with all residents of the Lanipuna Gardens subdivision in Puna ordered to evacuatea.ppEvacuations were ordered in recent days in the neighboring subdivision, Leilani Estatesa.ppBoth vents continued to release hazardous gases late on May 8, according to the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agencya.ppAt least 26 homesa in Leilani Estates have been destroyed by lava flows that followed a May 4 earthquake near the Kilauea volcano.ppDemian Barrios, who shot this video, said it showed the aftermath of a volcanic eruption on Leilani Avenue on May 8.


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Uploaded: 2018-05-09

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