Authorities urged people in Hawaii Wednesday to evacuate an area at risk of being cut off by a flood of lava from the erupting Kilauea volcano. “Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that lava from several fissures continues to advance toward the Kapoho area,” a Civil Defense message said, referencing an area that was devastated during a 1960 eruption. You are at risk of being isolated due to possible lava inundation,” the message added. Although it was felt strongly in the area, authorities dismissed the possibility of a tsunami. Scientists believe that volcanic activity can be a precursor to a major eruption, similar to the Kilauea eruption in the mid-1920s.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 31, 2018 04:18 UTC