The Kilauea volcano erupted again on Tuesday, spewing toxic gases out of two new vents and prompting authorities to call for an immediate evacuation of residents from a second neighbourhood on the Big Island. The County of Hawaii Civil Defense Agency issued an emergency bulletin ordering residents of the Lanipuna Gardens area on the east side of the island to leave their homes. Lava advances towards a metal barrier in Puna, Hawaii, U.S. (REUTERS)“There’s still plenty of magma under the ground. Seismicity is still up,” Hawaii Civil Defense Administrator Talmadge Magno told a community meeting on Monday night. Hawaii’s 4,028-square-mile (10,430-square-km) Big Island accounts for less than a fifth of the state’s tourism.

Source: Hindustan Times May 09, 2018 04:07 UTC