Debris began spattering from the Kilauea volcano around 5 p.m. on Thursday Hawaii time. PhotoHawaii County ordered the mandatory evacuation of the Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens subdivisions at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, and continued to on Friday. One resident, Ikaika Marzo, told The Honolulu Star-Advertiser that lava fountains were shooting 150 feet into the air about 5:30 p.m. and that lava had spread over a 200-yard-wide area behind a house in Leilani Estates. Leilani Estates had a population of 1,560 in the 2010 census, but residents say the evacuations could affect thousands of people. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“People are scared,” said Matthew Purvis, a pastor who runs a bakery in the town of Pahoa.

Source: New York Times May 04, 2018 07:24 UTC