The car needed a jump-start, and its owner, Mike Hale, had no time to spare. Mr. Hale had thought he would be able to pack up his tools, dishes and camping gear. By the time Mr. Hale tried to get back the next day, both would be gone. Recorded by a videographer who travels the world to capture extreme weather events, the footage showed an insatiable mound of lava marching across the road. The lava engulfed the car and the mailbox, which Mr. Hales’s daughter had fashioned into a facsimile of R2-D2, the “Star Wars” droid.

Source: New York Times May 09, 2018 09:00 UTC