Emergency authorities battling lava flows and gas erupting from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano told some residents to "go now" as a new fissure opened and more structures were destroyed. Kilauea has destroyed 26 homes and forced 1,700 people to leave their residences since it erupted on Thursday, spewing lava and toxic gas from volcanic vents in a small area of Hawaii's Big Island. So far no deaths or major injuries have been reported from the volcano, according to the Hawaii County Civil Defence Agency. "Within a month, we'll start getting lava tourists," she said of people who come to Hawaii to see its active volcanoes. An Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist collects samples of spatter by Fissure 10 from the Kilauea volcano in the Leilani Estates on Sunday.

Source: CBC News May 07, 2018 13:42 UTC