Lava spurted into the sky from the road and aerial drone footage showed a line of lava snaking through a forest. Residents had been warned for the last week that they should prepare to evacuate, with officials saying an eruption would give little warning. Facebook Twitter Pinterest An ash plume rises above the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island. Hawaii County civil defence agency closed the area to visitors and ordered private tour companies to stop taking people into the region. Puu Oo’s 1983 eruption resulted in lava fountains soaring over 460 metres (1,500ft) high.

Source: The Guardian May 04, 2018 04:46 UTC