Thursday, May 10, 2018

worst eruptions in Hawaii in a century: Power plant Threatened: more evacuations

Hawaii volcano threatens power plant; mass evacuations possible

 
  • Slide 1 of 105: First Lt. Aaron Hew Len, left, and Sgt. 1st Class Carl Satterwaite, of the U.S. National Guard, test air quality near cracks emitting volcanic gases from a lava flow in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Hawaii on Thursday, May 10, 2018. Kilauea has destroyed more than 35 structures since it began releasing lava from vents about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of the summit crater. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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  • Slide 2 of 105: First Lt. Aaron Hew Len, and Sgt. 1st Class Carl Satterwaite, background right, of the U.S. National Guard, test air quality near cracks emitting volcanic gases from a lava flow in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Hawaii on Thursday, May 10, 2018. Kilauea has destroyed more than 35 structures since it began releasing lava from vents about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of the summit crater. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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  • Slide 3 of 105: Visitors take pictures as Kilauea's summit crater glows red in Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Geologists warned Wednesday that Hawaii's Kilauea volcano could erupt explosively and send boulders, rocks and ash into the air around its summit in the coming weeks. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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  • Slide 4 of 105: Hawaii National Guard Sgt. Milo Kalama checks on sulphur dioxide levels at the 13th fissure that has opened up in the Leilani Estates neighborhood Estates near the town of Pahoa, Hawaii, Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Geologists warned Wednesday that Hawaii's Kilauea volcano could erupt explosively and send boulders, rocks and ash into the air around its summit in the coming weeks. (AP Photo/Sophia Yan)
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  • Slide 5 of 105: Mandatory Credit: Photo by Bruce Omori/Paradise Helicopters/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (9667015b) An aerial view shows smoke and burned areas as eruptions continued overnight within the Leilani Estates subdivision, in Pahoa, Hawaii, USA, 09 May 2018. Although activity this morning has waned, geologists warn that it is not over. Fissures also continue to vent an extraordinary amount of toxic gases, creating hazardous breathing conditions in the immediate and downwind areas. Eruptions continue at Hawaii volcano, Pahoa, Usa - 09 May 2018
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  • Slide 6 of 105: HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, HI - MAY 09: An ash plume rises from the Halemaumau crater within the Kilauea volcano summit caldera at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on May 9, 2018 in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. The volcano has spewed lava and high levels of sulfur dioxide gas into communities, leading officials to order 1,700 to evacuate. Officials have confirmed 26 homes have now been destroyed by lava in Leilani Estates. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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  • Slide 7 of 105: Visitors watch as steam and gas rise from Kilauea's summit crater in Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Geologists warned Wednesday that Hawaii's Kilauea volcano could erupt explosively and send boulders, rocks and ash into the air around its summit in the coming weeks. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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  • Slide 8 of 105: Steam and gas rise from Kilauea's summit crater in Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Geologists warned Wednesday that Hawaii's Kilauea volcano could erupt explosively and send boulders, rocks and ash into the air around its summit in the coming weeks. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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  • Slide 9 of 105: In this photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, a geologist walks along center lane lines that have been offset by fissuring on Leilani Street in Leilani Estates near the town of Pahoa, Hawaii, Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Geologists warned Wednesday that Hawaii's Kilauea volcano could erupt explosively and send boulders, rocks and ash into the air around its summit in the coming weeks. (U.S. Geological Survey via AP)
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  • Slide 10 of 105: This photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows severe ground cracks associated with what's known as Fissure 14 beneath a burned-out landscape in Leilani Estates near the town of Pahoa, Hawaii, Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Geologists warned Wednesday that Hawaii's Kilauea volcano could erupt explosively and send boulders, rocks and ash into the air around its summit in the coming weeks. (U.S. Geological Survey via AP)
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  • Slide 11 of 105: Soldiers inspect the "lava zone" May 9, 2018 in Leilani Estates on Big Island in Hawaii. - Kilauea, one of the most active volcanos in the world and one of five on the island, began erupting on May 3rd, 2018. A magnitude 5 earthquake under its south flank preceded an initial eruption. Several severe aftershocks have occurred since then. (Photo by Gianrigo MARLETTA / AFP) (Photo credit should read GIANRIGO MARLETTA/AFP/Getty Images)
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  • Slide 12 of 105: Volunteers get supplies ready in a distribution center for evacuees in Pahoa on the Big Island in Hawaii on May 09, 2018. - Kilauea, one of the most active volcanos in the world and one of five on the island, began erupting on May 3rd, 2018. A magnitude 5 earthquake under its south flank preceded an initial eruption. Several severe aftershocks have occurred since then. (Photo by Gianrigo MARLETTA / AFP) (Photo credit should read /Getty Images)
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  • Slide 13 of 105: Policemen and soldiers man a road block allowing only residents in, as they enter the "lava zone", to check on their properties during daylight hours in Pahoa on the Big Island in Hawaii on May 09, 2018. - Kilauea, one of the most active volcanos in the world and one of five on the island, began erupting on May 3rd, 2018. A magnitude 5 earthquake under its south flank preceded an initial eruption. Several severe aftershocks have occurred since then. (Photo by Gianrigo MARLETTA / AFP) (Photo credit should read GIANRIGO MARLETTA/AFP/Getty Images)
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  • Slide 14 of 105: Volunteers get supplies ready in a distribution center for evacuees in Pahoa on the Big Island in Hawaii on May 09, 2018. - Kilauea, one of the most active volcanos in the world and one of five on the island, began erupting on May 3rd, 2018. A magnitude 5 earthquake under its south flank preceded an initial eruption. Several severe aftershocks have occurred since then. (Photo by Gianrigo MARLETTA / AFP) (Photo credit should read GIANRIGO MARLETTA/AFP/Getty Images)
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  • Slide 15 of 105: Lava and downed power lines block a road in the Leilani Estates subdivision during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, U.S., May 8, 2018. REUTERS/Terray Sylvester TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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  • Slide 16 of 105: PAHOA, HI - MAY 08: U.S. Army National Guard First Lt. Aaron Hew Len takes measurements for sulfur dioxide gas at volcanic fissures in the Leilani Estates neighborhood in the aftermath of eruptions from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island on May 8, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii. The volcano has spewed lava and high levels of sulfur dioxide gas into communities, leading officials to order 1,700 to evacuate. Leilani Estates residents have been allowed to return during the day to inspect property and remove belongings. Officials have confirmed 26 homes have now been destroyed by lava in Leilani Estates. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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  • Slide 17 of 105: Lava cools in a resident's yard in the Leilani Estates subdivision during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, U.S., May 8, 2018. REUTERS/Terray Sylvester
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  • Slide 18 of 105: PAHOA, HI - MAY 07: Resident Stacy Welch inspects lava next to a destroyed home located 250-feet from her home, which remains standing, in the Leilani Estates neighborhood in the aftermath of eruptions from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island on May 7, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii. The volcano has spewed lava and high levels of sulfur dioxide gas into communities, leading officials to order 1,700 to evacuate. Leilani Estates residents have been allowed to return during the day to inspect property and remove belongings. Officials have confirmed 35 structures have now been destroyed by lava in Leilani Estates. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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  • Slide 19 of 105: A USGHV0 scientist measures the width of cracks in the road in the Kilauea east rift zone eruption, using a thermal camera that looks for heat within the cracks, in Hawaii, U.S. May 7, 2018. Picture taken on May 7, 2018.
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  • Slide 20 of 105: In this May 7, 2018 photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, smoke rises from a fissure in Leilani Estates in Pahoa, Hawaii. Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano has destroyed homes and forced the evacuations of more than a thousand people.
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  • Slide 21 of 105: Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim speaks at a community meeting on the ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano at Pahoa High and Intermediate School in Pahoa, Hawaii, U.S., May 7, 2018.
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  • Slide 22 of 105: USGHV0 scientists measure the width of cracks in the road in the Kilauea east rift zone eruption, using a thermal camera that looks for heat within the cracks, in Hawaii, U.S. May 7, 2018. Picture taken on May 7, 2018.
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  • Slide 23 of 105: Puna district residents attend a community meeting during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano at Pahoa High and Intermediate School in Pahoa, Hawaii, U.S., May 7, 2018.
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  • Slide 24 of 105: Steam rises from fissure 9 on Moku Street in the Leilani Estates subdivision, in Hawaii, U.S. May 7, 2018. Picture taken on May 7, 2018.
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  • Slide 25 of 105: Mandatory Credit: Photo by BRUCE OMORI/PARADISE HELICOPTERS/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (9664416b) Volcanic activity continues on Kilauea's east rift zone, as a robust fissure eruption in Leilani Estates sends a massive flow into the subdivision, consuming all in its path, near Pahoa, Hawaii, USA, 06 May 2018. A local state of emergency has been declared after Mount Kilauea erupted near residential areas, forcing mandatory evacuation of about 1,700 citizens from their nearby homes. The crater's floor collapsed on 01 May and is since then continuing to erode its walls and generating huge explosions of ashes. Several earthquakes have been recorded in the area where the volcanic eruptions continue, including a 6.9 magnitue earthquake which struck the area on 04 May. Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano eruption, Pahoa, USA - 06 May 2018
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  • Slide 26 of 105: Kilauea volcano's summit lava lake shows a significant drop of roughly 220 metres below the crater rim in this wide angle camera view showing the entire north portion of the Overlook crater in Hawaii, U.S. May 6, 2018. Picture taken on May 6, 2018. USGS/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
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  • Slide 27 of 105: A lava flow from the Kilauea volcano, moves on a street in Leilani Estates in Hawaii, U.S. May 6, 2018. Picture taken on May 6, 2018. USGS/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
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  • Slide 28 of 105: Leilani Estates residents Guineverve and Matthew Underwood walk beside a long convoy of vehicles awaiting re-entry to their homes to gather belongings near the town of Pahoa on Hawaii's Big Island on May 7, 2018, after the residents were forced to evacuate following recent earthquakes and concern over toxic sulphur dioxide. - More than two dozen homes have been destroyed and dozens more are threatened by red-hot lava seeping from the Kilauea volcano, the most active in Hawaii, civil defense officials said.
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  • Slide 29 of 105: This photo shows some of the 1990 lava flow from Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, Sunday, May 6, 2018, in Kalapana, a town south of the Leilani Estates subdivision, Hawaii. Hawaii officials said the decimated homes were in the subdivision, where molten rock, toxic gas and steam have been bursting through openings in the ground created by the Kilauea volcano. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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  • Slide 30 of 105: Vehicles loaded with belongings make their way back out after evacuees returned to their Leilani Estates homes to gather belongings near the town of Pahoa on Hawaii's Big Island on May 7, 2018, after the residents were forced to evacuate following recent earthquakes and concern over toxic sulphur dioxide. - More than two dozen homes have been destroyed and dozens more are threatened by red-hot lava seeping from the Kilauea volcano, the most active in Hawaii, civil defense officials said
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  • Slide 31 of 105: Warning and caution signs remain in front of the Hilo Downtown Post Office on May 7, 2018, after it was closed due to fears of structural damage following the earthquakes on May 4, 2018 on Hawaii's Big Island. - More than two dozen homes have been destroyed and dozens more are threatened by red-hot lava seeping from the Kilauea volcano, the most active in Hawaii, civil defense officials said. Evacuation orders remained in place Monday for hundreds of residents of the Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens areas in the eastern part of Hawaii's Big Island.Hawaii's Civil Defense Agency, in its latest update, said 26 homes have been destroyed by lava oozing up from fissures in the ground.
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  • Slide 32 of 105: Residents of the Puna District pass a highway control point in the town of Pahoa during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano on Monday in Hawaii, U.S., May 7, 2018.
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  • Slide 33 of 105: Visitors view the Halemaumau crater within the Kilauea volcano summit caldera at the re-opened Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on May 7, 2018 in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. Officials were forced to close the 330,000 acre park May 4th following a large earthquake in the aftermath of the Kilauea volcano eruption. Officials were able to partially re-open the park yesterday which annually sees more than 2 million visitors. The volcano has spewed lava and high levels of sulfur dioxide gas into communities, leading officials to order 1,700 to evacuate. Officials have confirmed at least 26 homes have now been destroyed by lava in Leilani Estates.
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  • Slide 34 of 105: Piper Lynn, 37, center, picks up a meal at a community donation center with her children, Jacob, 15, Zachary, 2, and Kiera, 13, from left, after the family was evacuated from their home due to eruptions of the nearby Kilauea Volcano on Monday in Pahoa, Hawaii, U.S., May 7, 2018.
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  • Slide 35 of 105: Residents of the Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens subdivisions, who were evacuated from their homes due to eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano, pick up supplies at a community donation center on Monday in Pahoa, Hawaii, U.S., May 7, 2018.
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  • Slide 36 of 105: An HVO geologist collects samples of spatter by fissure 10 from the Kilauea volcano, in the Leilani Estates in Hawaii, U.S. May 6, 2018. Picture taken on May 6, 2018. USGS/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
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  • Slide 37 of 105: USGS scientists monitor Kilauea volcano's eruption spatter on the roads in the Leilani Estates in Hawaii, U.S. May 6, 2018. Picture taken on May 6, 2018. USGS/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
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  • Slide 38 of 105: HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, HI - MAY 06: Plume mixes with clouds above the collapsed Puu Oo crater on Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island on May 6, 2018 in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the island May 4. The volcano has spewed lava and high levels of sulfur gas into communities, leading officials to order 1,700 to evacuate. Officials have confirmed 26 homes have now been destroyed by lava in Leilani Estates. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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  • Slide 39 of 105: A plume of gas mixed with smoke from fires caused by lava rises (C) amidst clouds in the Leilani Estates neighborhood in the aftermath of eruptions from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island on May 6, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii. A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the island May 4. The volcano has spewed lava and high levels of sulfur gas into communities, leading officials to order 1,700 to evacuate. Officials have confirmed 26 homes have now been destroyed by lava in Leilani Estates.
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  • Slide 40 of 105: While wearing an air filter mask, Laura Dawn drives her truck loaded with her possessions as she and her husband flee the lava eruption, Sunday, May 6, 2018, near Pahoa, HI. Their property is just below the active lava eruption and they fear their land will get covered in lava. They are moving further upcoast to a safer area
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  • Slide 41 of 105: Parishioners pray during Sunday Mass at Sacred Heart Church on Hawaii's Big Island on May 6, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii. One parishioner from the church had their home destroyed by the recent lava flows in the area. A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the island May 4 along with new eruptions from the Kilauea volcano. The volcano has spewed lava and high levels of sulfur dioxide gas into two nearby communities, leading officials to order 1,700 to evacuate in the area. Officials have confirmed 26 homes have now been destroyed by lava in nearby Leilani Estates.
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  • Slide 42 of 105: Lava from volcanic fissures slowly flows and overtakes structures and trees in the Leilani Estates neighborhood in the aftermath of eruptions from the the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island on May 6, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii. A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the island May 4. The volcano has spewed lava and high levels of sulfur gas into communities, leading officials to order 1,700 to evacuate. Officials have confirmed 26 homes have now been destroyed by lava in Leilani Estates
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  • Slide 43 of 105: A structure is seen atop the 1990 lava flow from Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, Sunday, May 6, 2018, in Kalapana, Hawaii. Kilauea has been erupting continuously since 1983. In 1990, when lava poured into Kalapana on the Big Island's southern coast, parked cars lined the roads and people crowded in to watch. Kilauea hasn't been the kind of volcano that shoots lava from its summit into the sky, causing widespread destruction. It tends to ooze lava from fissures in its sides.
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  • Slide 44 of 105: Smoke and volcanic gases rise from the Leilani Estates, Sunday, May 6, 2018, near Pahoa, Hawaii. Scientists reported lava spewing more than 200 feet (61 meters) into the air in Hawaii's recent Kilauea volcanic eruption, and some of the more than 1,700 people who evacuated prepared for the possibility they may not return for quite some time.
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  • Slide 45 of 105: Lava from volcanic fissures slowly flows and overtakes structures and trees in the Leilani Estates neighborhood in the aftermath of eruptions from the the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island on May 6, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii. A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the island May 4. The volcano has spewed lava and high levels of sulfur gas into communities, leading officials to order 1,700 to evacuate. Officials have confirmed 26 homes have now been destroyed by lava in Leilani Estates.
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  • Slide 46 of 105: A structure is seen atop the 1990 lava flow, Sunday, May 6, 2018, in Kalapana, Hawaii.
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  • Slide 47 of 105: Lava from volcanic fissures slowly flows and overtakes structures and trees in the Leilani Estates neighborhood in the aftermath of eruptions from the the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island on May 6, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii. A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the island May 4. The volcano has spewed lava and high levels of sulfur gas into communities, leading officials to order 1,700 to evacuate. Officials have confirmed 26 homes have now been destroyed by lava in Leilani Estates
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  • Slide 48 of 105: A line of vechicles head for the intersection of Pahoa and Kapoho Roads as evacuees are allowed to return to their Leilani Estates homes to gather belongings and exit on May 6, 2018, in Pahoa, Hawaii.
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  • Slide 49 of 105: Evacuees fill out forms before being allowed to return to their Leilani Estates homes to gather belongings on May 6, 2018, near Pahoa, Hawaii.
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  • Slide 50 of 105: Police and the National Guard check identification for every passenger on vehicle before allowing evacuees to return to their homes in Leilani Estates to gather belongings and come back out on May 6, 2018, in Pahoa, Hawaii.
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  • Slide 51 of 105: This Sunday, May 6, 2018, image from a research camera mounted in the observation tower at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, shows the summit of the Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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  • Slide 52 of 105: Evacuees return to their Leilani Estates homes after providing residential identification to authorities to gather their belongings and exit on May 6, 2018, in Pahoa, Hawaii.
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  • Slide 53 of 105: Mandatory Credit: Photo by BRUCE OMORI/PARADISE HELICOPTERS/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (9664416c) Lava from a robust fissure eruption on Kilauea's east rift zone consumes a home, then threatens another, near Pahoa, Hawaii, USA, 06 May 2018. The total number of homes lost within the Leilani Estates subdivision thus far is 21, and geologists from the Hawaii Volcanoes Observatory do not expect the eruption to cease any time soon. A local state of emergency has been declared after Mount Kilauea erupted near residential areas, forcing mandatory evacuation of about 1,700 citizens from their nearby homes. The crater's floor collapsed on 01 May and is since then continuing to erode its walls and generating huge explosions of ashes. Several earthquakes have been recorded in the area where the volcanic eruptions continue, including a 6.9 magnitue earthquake which struck the area on 04 May. Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano eruption, Pahoa, USA - 06 May 2018
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  • Slide 54 of 105: In this Saturday, May 5, 2018 photo, a new fissure erupts in Leilani Estates in Pahoa, Hawaii. Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano has destroyed homes and forced the evacuations of more than a thousand people.
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  • Slide 55 of 105: A 2,000 foot long fissure erupts within the Leilani Estates subdivision, on the east rift zone of the Kilauea volcano, igniting a home, and creating a black plume of smoke, in Hawaii, USA, 05 May 2018.
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  • Slide 56 of 105: PAHOA, HI - MAY 05: Evacuees (L to R) Stacy Welch, Taylor Burns and Maddy Welch gather with their pet goose and dog outside the emergency shelter where they are staying at the Pahoa Community Center on Hawaii's Big Island on May 5, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii.
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  • Slide 57 of 105: Park personnel at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park turn people away on May 5, 2018 after the park was closed a day earlier due to dangerous volcanic activity.
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  • Slide 58 of 105: PAHOA, HI - MAY 05: Evacuees (L to R) Stacy Welch, Taylor Burns and Maddy Welch organize items in an emergency shelter where they are staying at the Pahoa Community Center on Hawaii's Big Island on May 5, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii.
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  • Slide 59 of 105: A power line and transformer lay on top of a lava flow in the Leilani Estates, Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Pahoa, Hawaii.
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  • Slide 60 of 105: Leilani Estates resident Sam Knox watches the lava stretch across the road, Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Pahoa, Hawaii. Knox's home is less than a few hundred yards from the lava flow and he does not have any plans to evacuate. Knox is hopeful the lava will not take his home.
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  • Slide 61 of 105: Evacuees (L to R) Anastasia de Sousa, Nina Bermasina and Aunty Willy Kamalamalama de Sousa sit outside the emergency shelter where they are staying at the Pahoa Community Center on Hawaii's Big Island on May 5, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii.
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  • Slide 62 of 105: PAHOA, HI - MAY 4: In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, a column of robust, reddish-brown ash plume occurred after a magnitude 6.9 South Flank following the eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on May 4, 2018 in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Hawaii. The governor of Hawaii has declared a local state of emergency near the Mount Kilauea volcano after it erupted following a 5.0-magnitude earthquake, forcing the evacuation of nearly 1,700 residents. (Photo by U.S. Geological Survey via Getty Images)
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  • Slide 63 of 105: Lava advances along a street near a fissure in Leilani Estates, on Kilauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone, Hawaii, the U.S., May 5, 2018. U.S. Geological Survey/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - RC1C7C5B6F80
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  • Slide 64 of 105: A man films the lava in the Leilani Estates subdivision, Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Pahoa, Hawaii. Hundreds of people on the Big Island of Hawaii are hunkering down for what could be weeks or months of upheaval as the dangers from an erupting Kilauea volcano grow. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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  • Slide 65 of 105: Police and National Guard man a roadblock on Hwy 132 to Leilani Estates on May 5, 2018 closing off the area as volcanic activity continues on the south side of Hawaii's Big Island. - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook Hawaii's Big Island on May 4, prompting fresh eruptions from a volcano that has been spewing lava near residential areas, forcing hundreds of people to flee. The US Geological Survey said the quake struck at 12:32 pm (2232 GMT) and was centered on the south flank of the Kilauea Volcano. (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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  • Slide 66 of 105: Lava creeps across the road in the Leilani Estates subdivision, Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Pahoa, Hawaii. Hundreds of people on the Big Island of Hawaii are hunkering down for what could be weeks or months of upheaval as the dangers from an erupting Kilauea volcano grow. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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  • Slide 67 of 105: Police and National Guard man a roadblock on Hwy 132 to Leilani Estates on May 5, 2018 closing off the area as volcanic activity continues on the south side of Hawaii's Big Island. - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook Hawaii's Big Island on May 4, prompting fresh eruptions from a volcano that has been spewing lava near residential areas, forcing hundreds of people to flee. The US Geological Survey said the quake struck at 12:32 pm (2232 GMT) and was centered on the south flank of the Kilauea Volcano. (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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  • Slide 68 of 105: Lava advances along a street near a fissure in Leilani Estates, on Kilauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone, Hawaii, the U.S., May 5, 2018. U.S. Geological Survey/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - RC1FC1AA3A40
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  • Slide 69 of 105: Maurice Messina from the Parks and Recreation Department receives supplies donated to evacuees by local residents at te Pahoa Community Center in Pahoa on Hawaii's Big Island, May 5, 2018. - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook Hawaii's Big Island on May 4, prompting fresh eruptions from a volcano that has been spewing lava near residential areas, forcing hundreds of people to flee. The US Geological Survey said the quake struck at 12:32 pm (2232 GMT) and was centered on the south flank of the Kilauea Volcano. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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  • Slide 70 of 105: Fumes come out of cracks on the asphalt road near the Leilani Estates in Pahoa, Hawaii, Saturday, May 5, 2018. Hundreds of anxious residents on the Big Island of Hawaii hunkered down Saturday for what could be weeks or months of upheaval as the dangers from an erupting Kilauea volcano continued to grow. Lava spurted from volcanic vents, toxic gas filled the air and strong earthquakes, including a magnitude 6.9 temblor on Friday, rocked an already jittery population. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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  • Slide 71 of 105: Genevieve Parks donates games to evacuees at the Pahoa Community Center in Pahoa on Hawaii's Big Island, May 5, 2018. - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook Hawaii's Big Island on May 4, prompting fresh eruptions from a volcano that has been spewing lava near residential areas, forcing hundreds of people to flee. The US Geological Survey said the quake struck at 12:32 pm (2232 GMT) and was centered on the south flank of the Kilauea Volcano. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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  • Slide 72 of 105: Volcanic fumes closed a road near the Leilani Estates in Pahoa, Hawaii, Saturday, May 5, 2018. Hundreds of anxious residents on the Big Island of Hawaii hunkered down Saturday for what could be weeks or months of upheaval as the dangers from an erupting Kilauea volcano continued to grow. Lava spurted from volcanic vents, toxic gas filled the air and strong earthquakes, including a magnitude 6.9 temblor on Friday, rocked an already jittery population. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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  • Slide 73 of 105: Park personnel at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park turn people away on May 5, 2018 after the park was closed a day earlier due to dangerous volcanic activity.
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  • Slide 74 of 105: A 2,000 foot long fissure of lava fountains erupts within the Leilani Estates subdivision, sending a huge plume of gas and smoke skyward, on the east rift zone of the Kilauea volcano threatening homes of hundreds, in Hawaii, USA, 05 May 2018.
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  • Slide 75 of 105: This Saturday, May 5, 2018, web image is from a research camera mounted in the observation tower at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory in the Big Island of Hawaii, Hawaii.
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  • Slide 76 of 105: A 2,000 foot long fissure erupts within the Leilani Estates subdivision, on the east rift zone of the Kilauea volcano threatening homes of hundreds, in Hawaii, USA, 05 May 2018.
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  • Slide 77 of 105: This Saturday, May 5, 2018, web image is from a temporary research camera positioned on the Puʻu ʻŌʻō Crater from the North Rim looking into the crater.
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  • Slide 78 of 105: In this still frame taken from video, lava flows over a road in the Puna District as a result of the eruption from Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's Big Island Friday, May 4, 2018. The eruption sent molten lava through forests and bubbling up from paved streets and forced the evacuation of about 1,500 people who were still out of their homes Friday after Thursday's eruption.
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  • Slide 79 of 105: A fissure on Leilani and Kaupili Streets in the Leilani Estates subdivision caused by an eruption of the Kilauea Volcano is shown following a series of earthquakes, in Hawaii, U.S. on May 4, 2018. Picture taken on May 4, 2018.
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  • Slide 80 of 105: Residents from the lava affected areas of the Big Island hold a prayer before the start of a community meeting with local authorities at Pahoa High School, Friday, May 4, 2018, in Pahoa, Hawaii.
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  • Slide 81 of 105: Lt. Col. Bill Flynn of the Hawaii National Guard speaks at a community meeting at Pahoa High School, Friday, May 4, 2018, in Pahoa, Hawaii. Community leaders, scientists, and local authorities answered questions about the lava eruption and evacuation plans.
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  • Slide 82 of 105: Red Cross volunteer Marilani Marciel, 59, watches donations arrive at an evacuation center in Pahoa for residents of the Puna communities of Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens who were forced to leave their homes after the Kilauea Volcano erupted on Thursday in Hawaii, U.S., May 4, 2018.
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  • Slide 83 of 105: National guardsmen stand across from the entrance to Leilani Estates, Friday, May 4, 2018, in Pahoa, Hawaii. A mandatory evacuation for the area as declared by the state. Due to unsafe conditions in the area from the recent lava eruption, residents who evacuated could not return to their homes Friday.
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  • Slide 84 of 105: People take photos of lava as steam rises from a fissure in Leilani Estates subdivision on Hawaii's Big Island on May 4, 2018. - Up to 10,000 people have been asked to leave their homes on Hawaii's Big Island following the eruption of the Kilauea volcano that came after a series of recent earthquakes.
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  • Slide 85 of 105: Authorities stationed at an entrance to the Leilani Estates refuse entrance to a resident, Friday, May 4, 2018, in Pahoa, Hawaii. A mandatory evacuation for the area as declared by the state. Due to unsafe conditions in the area from the recent lava eruption, residents who evacuated could not return to their homes Friday.
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  • Slide 86 of 105: This photo provided by Hawaii Electric Light shows Mohala Street in Leiliani Estates near the town of Pahoa on Hawaii's Big Island that is blocked by a lava flow from the eruption of Kilauea volcano. The Kilauea volcano sent more lava into Hawaii communities Friday, May 4, 2018
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  • Slide 87 of 105: In this image released by the U.S. Geological Survey, steam rises from cracks in the road shortly before a fissure opened up on Kaupili Street in the Leilani Estates subdivision, Friday, May 4, 2018, in Pahoa, Hawaii.
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  • Slide 88 of 105: This photo provided by Shane Turpin shows results of the eruption from Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's Big Island Friday, May 4, 2018.
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  • Slide 89 of 105: This photo provided by Shane Turpin shows a cracked road after the eruption from Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's Big Island Friday, May 4, 2018.
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  • Slide 90 of 105: In this photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, red ash rises from the Puu Oo vent on Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano after a magnitude-5.0 earthquake struck the Big Island, Thursday, May 3, 2018 in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The temblor Thursday is the latest and largest in a series of hundreds of small earthquakes to shake the island's active volcano since the Puu Oo vent crater floor collapsed and caused magma to rush into new underground chambers on Monday. Scientists say a new eruption in the region is possible.
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  • Slide 91 of 105: In this photo released by U.S. Geological Survey, a plume of ash rises from the Puu Oo crater on Hawaii's Kilaueaa Volcano, Thursday, May 3, 2018 in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted Thursday, sending lava shooting into the air in a residential neighborhood and prompting mandatory evacuation orders for nearby homes. Hawaii County said steam and lava poured out of a crack in Leilani Estates, which is near the town of Pahoa on the Big Island.
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  • Slide 92 of 105: In this photo released by U.S. Geological Survey, ash plume rises above the Puu Oo crater, on Hawaii's Kilaueaa Volcano Thursday, May 3, 2018 in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Nearly 1,500 residents were ordered to evacuate from their volcano-side homes after Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano erupted, sending molten lava to chew its way through forest land and bubble up on paved streets.
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  • Slide 93 of 105: An ash cloud rises above Kilauea Volcano after it erupted, on Hawaii's Big Island May 3, 2018, in this photo obtained from social media
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  • Slide 94 of 105: In this photo released by U.S. Geological Survey, lava is shown burning in Leilani Estates subdivision near the town of Pahoa on Hawaii's Big Island Thursday, May 3, 2018 in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Kilauea volcano erupted Thursday, sending lava shooting into the air in the residential neighborhood and prompting mandatory evacuation orders for nearby residents.
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  • Slide 95 of 105: In this photo released by U.S. Geological Survey, a plume of ash rises from the Puu Oo vent on Hawaii's Kilaueaa Volcano after a magnitude 5.0 earthquake, Thursday, May 3, 2018 in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted Thursday, sending lava shooting into the air in a residential neighborhood and prompting mandatory evacuation orders for nearby homes. Hawaii County said steam and lava poured out of a crack in Leilani Estates, which is near the town of Pahoa on the Big Island. (U.S. Geological Survey via AP)
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  • Slide 96 of 105: In this photo released by U.S. Geological Survey, lava is shown burning in Leilani Estates subdivision near the town of Pahoa on Hawaii's Big Island Thursday, May 3, 2018 in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Kilauea volcano erupted Thursday, sending lava shooting into the air in the residential neighborhood and prompting mandatory evacuation orders for nearby residents. (U.S. Geological Survey via AP)
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  • Slide 97 of 105: In this photo released by U.S. Geological Survey, a plume of ash rises from the Puu Oo vent on Hawaii's Kilaueaa Volcano Thursday, May 3, 2018 in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted Thursday, sending lava shooting into the air in a residential neighborhood and prompting mandatory evacuation orders for nearby homes. Hawaii County said steam and lava poured out of a crack in Leilani Estates, which is near the town of Pahoa on the Big Island. (U.S. Geological Survey via AP)
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  • Slide 98 of 105: An ash cloud rises above Kilauea Volcano after it erupted, on Hawaii's Big Island May 3, 2018, in this photo obtained from social media. MANDATORY CREDIT. Janice Wei/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES MANDATORY CREDIT. - RC1C79D82760
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  • Slide 99 of 105: Lava emerges from the ground after Kilauea Volcano erupted, on Hawaii's Big Island May 3, 2018, in this still image taken from video obtained from social media. MANDATORY CREDIT. Jeremiah Osuna/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES MANDATORY CREDIT. - RC19F0E4F4A0
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  • Slide 100 of 105: CORRECTS LOCATION TO HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK ON HAWAII'S BIG ISLAND - This May 1, 2018, photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows a small lava flow (lighter in color) and spatter that erupted from a section of the crack on the west flank of Puu Oo vent of Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii's Big Island. Dozens of earthquakes are rattling Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano as magma flows into a new area east of the Puu Oo vent. Officials with the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory say the increased activity Wednesday, May 2, 2018, is associated with the collapse of the crater floor at the Puu Oo vent. (U.S. Gelological Survey via AP)
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  • Slide 101 of 105: Mandatory Credit: Photo by BRUCE OMORI/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (9657115f) A general view of a half-mile long fissure ejects steam resulting from the movement of magma beneath Kilauea's east rift zone, beginning at the western wall of the crater Pu'u 'O'o, on Hawaii, 01 May 2018 (issued 02 May 2018). Media reports on 02 May 2018 state that local authorities are now officially warning of a possible eruption of the Kilauea after an underground barrier of the Pu'u 'O'o crater collapsed and seismic activities and more than 250 local earthquakes had been detected until 01 May evening. The collapse of Pu'u 'O'o crater's floor reportedly continues to erode its walls and generates huge explosions of ashes. Seismic activity at Kilauea volcano in Hawaii heralds possible eruption, Pahoa, USA - 01 May 2018
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  • Slide 102 of 105: Mandatory Credit: Photo by BRUCE OMORI/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (9657115g) Clouds of ashes rise in the air over what was once a crater almost filled with a hardened crust of lava that is now a cavernous pit hundreds of feet deep, near the Pu'u 'O'o crater of the Kilauea volcano, on Hawaii, 01 May 2018 (issued 02 May 2018). Media reports on 02 May 2018 state that local authorities are now officially warning of a possible eruption of the Kilauea after an underground barrier of the Pu'u 'O'o crater collapsed and seismic activities and more than 250 local earthquakes had been detected until 01 May evening. The collapse of Pu'u 'O'o crater's floor reportedly continues to erode its walls and generates huge explosions of ashes. Seismic activity at Kilauea volcano in Hawaii heralds possible eruption, Pahoa, USA - 01 May 2018
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  • Slide 103 of 105: CORRECTS LOCATION TO HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK ON HAWAII'S BIG ISLAND - This May 1, 2018 photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the eruption at the summit of Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii's Big Island. Dozens of earthquakes are rattling Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano as magma flows into a new area east of the Puu Oo vent. Officials with the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory say the increased activity Wednesday, May 2, 2018, is associated with the collapse of the crater floor at the Puu Oo vent. (U.S. Gelological Survey via AP)
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  • Slide 104 of 105: Mandatory Credit: Photo by BRUCE OMORI/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (9657115c) A large, so-called 'skylight' was created when the roof of a tube collapsed, exposing the intense glow from the heat within an upper flow field just east of a vent of the east rift zone of the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii, 01 May 2018 (issued 02 May 2018). Media reports on 02 May 2018 state that local authorities are now officially warning of a possible eruption of the Kilauea after an underground barrier of the Pu'u 'O'o crater collapsed and seismic activities and more than 250 local earthquakes had been detected until 01 May evening. The collapse of Pu'u 'O'o crater's floor reportedly continues to erode its walls and generates huge explosions of ashes. Seismic activity at Kilauea volcano in Hawaii heralds possible eruption, Pahoa, USA - 01 May 2018
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  • Slide 105 of 105: CORRECTS LOCATION TO HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK ON HAWAII'S BIG ISLAND - This April 30, 2018 photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows shows a layer of red ash on top of an active lava flow with surface breakouts in Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii's Big Island. Dozens of earthquakes are rattling Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano as magma flows into a new area east of the Puu Oo vent. Officials with the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory say the increased activity Wednesday, May 2, 2018, is associated with the collapse of the crater floor at the Puu Oo vent. (U.S. Gelological Survey via AP)
Slide 1 of 105: First Lt. Aaron Hew Len, left, and Sgt. 1st Class Carl Satterwaite, of the U.S. National Guard, test air quality near cracks emitting volcanic gases from a lava flow in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Hawaii on Thursday, May 10, 2018. Kilauea has destroyed more than 35 structures since it began releasing lava from vents about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of the summit crater. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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U.S. Army National Guard soldiers test air quality near cracks emitting volcanic gases from a lava flow in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Hawaii on, May 10.
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Hawaii authorities scrambled to move tens of thousands of gallons of highly flammable chemicals from the path of lava on Thursday, and the state's governor warned mass evacuations might be needed as the Kilauea volcano's eruption became more violent.
Geologists have warned that Kilauea may be entering a phase of explosive eruptions, the likes of which Hawaii has not seen in nearly a century, that could hurl "ballistic blocks" and dust towns with volcanic ash and smog.
After a new fissure opened on Wednesday a half mile (0.8 km)from a geothermal power plant, Hawaii Governor David Ige set up a task force to remove pentane fluid used in the plant's turbines. If the chemical ignites, the resulting explosion could create a blast radius of up to 1 mile (1.6 km), Ige said.
The Puna Geothermal Venture plant sits at the edge of the Leilani Estates residential area on Hawaii's Big Island where lava from 15 volcanic fissures has so far destroyed 36 structures, most of them homes, and forced the evacuation of about 2,000 residents.
A new area just to the west of the residential area was evacuated on Wednesday after toxic clouds of sulfur dioxide started shooting up through cracks in a road, County of Hawaii Civil Defense reported.
"As more fissures open and toxic gas exposure increases, the potential of a larger scale evacuation increases," Ige said in a tweet on Wednesday evening.
"A mass evacuation of the lower Puna District would be beyond current county and state capabilities, and would quickly overwhelm our collective resources," Ige tweeted, saying in a separate post he had requested federal disaster assistance.
smoke coming from it: Deposits are seen on a road in Puna, Hawaii© REUTERS Deposits are seen on a road in Puna, Hawaii
SURFING IN THE HAZE
The lower part of the Puna District, of which Leilani Gardens is a part, covers dozens of square miles and is home to many thousands of residents. It has the highest possible hazard rating for lava flows, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
A large explosion in Kilauea sent up a column of ash on Wednesday that blew to the south-southwest, the USGS said.
Surfers bobbing in the ocean off Kona on the west side of the island complained of volcanic smog, known as vog, that could be seen in a haze over the coast.
"Does that hat protect against vog?" one surfer was heard quipping to another about the floppy sun hat he was wearing.
a group of palm trees and a fence: Lava advances towards metal barrier in Puna© REUTERS Lava advances towards metal barrier in Puna
In the village of Pahoa, about 24 miles (39 km) from Kilauea, school closures have added to a sense of disarray and ramped up stress levels, said gallery owner Amedeo Markoff, 49.
"It's like our version of a snow day - a lava day," joked Markoff, as his 10-year-old son Kai sat next to him in their business.
Magma is draining out of the volcano's sinking lava pool and flowing underground tens of miles eastward before bursting to the surface in and around homes on Kilauea's eastern flank, just a few miles from Pahoa.
GRAPHIC: Scorched earth
(Reporting by Terray Sylvester; writing and additional reporting by Andrew Hay in New Mexico; editing by Bill Tarrant and Lisa Shumaker)
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Geologists have warned that Kilauea may be entering a phase of explosive eruptions, the likes of which Hawaii has not seen in nearly a century.
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