The destructive fury of the erupting Kilauea volcano was unleashed on the Big Island’s Leilani Estates housing development. Photo: AFPPahoa (Hawaii): A tide of molten rock turned a Hawaii street into a volcanic wasteland on Friday as the number of homes destroyed by the erupting Kilauea volcano soared and authorities told residents to flee a surge of lava heading towards them. Magma spewed from 100-foot-high (30-meter-high) cinder cones and formed elevated ponds of molten rock that were expected to soon overflow and stream into the next rows of homes - Kahukai Street and Mohala Street. Around 37 structures are already “lava locked,” meaning homes are inaccessible, and people who do not evacuate may be trapped by lava flows. “Any residents remaining in the current affected areas should evacuate now,” Hawaii County Civil Defense said in an alert.

Source: Mint May 26, 2018 06:22 UTC