Hawaii volcano eruption: Video shows DEVASTATION caused by Kilauea’s ENORMOUS fissures
HAWAII’s Kilauea volcano continues to erupt, wreaking havoc and devastation in the wake of lava flows and earth-splitting fissures on Big Island.
By JAMIE MACWHIRTER
Express.co.uk
Tue, May 22, 2018
The Hawaii volcano Kilauea shows no signs of simmering down this week, as enormous lava-spewing fissures continue to destroy roads and homes.
The footage shows Sky News correspondent Hannah Thomas-Peter encountering a still-steaming lava flow blocking a major road.
She said: “The situation in this part of the island remains really unpredictable.
“This huge lava flow arrived in just a few hours and it completely covered this road, completely blocking what could be a major evacuation route.”
Later, an enormous plume of toxic lava haze starts to blow towards the group, causing anxiety among the soldiers.
The haze, produced when molten rock meets seawater, contains deadly gases and particles.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Anthony said: “I don’t know what it’s like to breathe in hydrochloric acid and glass shards but I really don’t want to find out.”
The team were taking part in roving patrols combing through evacuation zones to track the fissures that continue to up on the island as volcanic activity continues.
Fissures can cause roads to collapse, cutting off communities the island from rescue
Experts have warned of further explosions from the Kilauea volcano after a massive eruption last Thursday which sent a gigantic ash cloud about 30,000ft into the air.
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