Lava plumes as high as 90m continue causing chaos in Hawaii's Big Island
Pahoa — Lava spewing in fountains up to 90m high from an erupting Hawaiian volcano has destroyed 35 homes and other buildings, officials said on Monday, warning residents allowed brief visits to their properties to be prepared to flee at a moment’s notice. Many of the 1,700 people under orders to evacuate from the Leilani Estates neighbourhood on the eastern side of the Big Island were permitted to return home during daylight hours on Sunday and Monday, during a lull in seismic activity from Kilauea. "Be prepared to evacuate at a moment’s notice," the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency said in an alert on its website. Residents of a second area, Lanipuna Gardens, were barred from returning home on Monday due to deadly volcanic gases. Leilani Estates, 19km from the volcano, was evacuated due to the risk of sulfur dioxide gas, which can be life threatening at high levels. "Please, the residents of Leilani need our help. This is not the time for sightseeing. You can help tremendously b...
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