Hawaii volcano update LIVE: Latest USGS maps and pictures as lava flows SPREAD
HAWAII’S Kilauea volcano continues to wreak devastation across Big Island leaving vast swathes of land empty and major highways cut off. As the USGS issued its latest warning, here is all the live news, pictures and maps from Hawaii’s volcano.
By KATE WHITFIELD
Express.co.uk
Wed, May 30, 2018
Fast-moving lava from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has so far destroyed some 71 homes and dozens of properties as the molten liquid surged through the streets.
The deadly lava flows continue to wreak chaos across Big Island and has even forced officials to close part of a highway on Tuesday.
As lava crossed Highway 132, officials shut a stretch of road from Lava Tree State Park to Four Corners and told residents who had not evacuated to leave the area immediately.
Kilauea entered its fourth week of what may be an unprecedented, simultaneous eruption at its summit crater and along a six-mile (9.7-km) string of fissures 25 miles (40 km) down its east flank.
Lava flows from multiple fissures have blocked roads and damaged dozens of buildings on Hawaii’s Big Island.
Here is the latest news and live updates. All times in BST.
4.38pm update: Latest USGS lava flow map
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