WorldAuthorities in Hawaii have warned of dangerous "laze" fumes as molten lava from the erupting Kilauea volcano reached the Pacific Ocean. A crack however opened in the ground under one of the lava channels, "diverting the lava... into underground voids," the statement said. When the hot lava flow hits the water it produces acid fumes known as "laze" - lava and haze. Authorities have warned residents to stay away from the evacuated neighborhoods, warning that toxic sulfur dioxide seeping out of nearly two dozen fissures could prove deadly. AFPThis US Geological Survey (USGS) image obtained on May 20 shows a lava channel emerging on Kilauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone

Source: Sunday Times May 21, 2018 08:15 UTC