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Lava destroys 600 homes on Hawaii's Big Island - mayor

Reuters
Posted at Jun 08 10:55 AM

PAHOA, Hawaii - Approximately 600 homes have been destroyed by lava flows on Hawaii's Big Island since the current eruption of Kilaeua Volcano began early last month, Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim said on Thursday. Read more »

Scores more homes destroyed by lava flow on Hawaii's Big Island

Terray Sylvester, Reuters
Posted at Jun 06 10:05 AM

PAHOA, Hawaii - A growing river of molten rock flowing from a fissure at the foot of Kilauea Volcano is believed to have demolished scores of additional homes and filled in a small bay at the eastern tip of Hawaii's Big Island, civil defense officials said on Tuesday. Read more »

Search continues as Guatemala toll rises to 72

Henry Morales and Edgar Calderon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 06 07:33 AM

Emergency workers searched Tuesday for bodies in mountain villages destroyed by the eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano, which officials said killed at least 72 people. Read more »

Guatemala volcanic eruption

ABS-CBN NewsMINGOB/PNC via Reuters
Updated as of Jun 05 02:05 PM

Aerial view of the aftermath of a volcano eruption in Escuintla, Guatemala, is seen in this picture obtained June 4, 2018 from social media.  Read more »

The deadliest volcanic eruptions of the past 25 years

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 05 06:54 AM

After Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted on Sunday killing at least 62 people, here is a list of the most deadly volcanic eruptions over the last quarter century. Read more »

Guatemala volcano eruption kills 25

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 04 02:53 PM

At least 25 people were killed when Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted Sunday, belching ash and rock and forcing the capital's main airport to close. Read more »

Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupts, several killed, hundreds injured

Sofia Menchu, Reuters
Posted at Jun 04 09:55 AM

At least 7 people, including 3 children, were killed and nearly 300 injured on Sunday in the most violent eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano in over 4 decades, officials said.   Read more »

Guatemala volcano shuts down airport, forces some evacuations

Reuters
Posted at Jun 04 06:44 AM

Guatemala's Fuego volcano spewed black smoke and ash into the sky on Sunday, prompting the evacuation of some 100 people and forcing the capital's La Aurora international airport to shut down its only runway.  Read more »

'ASAP TLC': Kasalan sa may nag-aalburutong Mayon, nakabibighaning kuweba

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 04:55 PM

Bukod sa pagiging seremonya ng pag-iisang dibdib, may mga kasalang nagiging mas hindi kalimot-limot dahil nagkataong nasabay sa ibang natatanging okasyon o idinaos sa mga nakamamanghang lugar. Read more »

Mandatory evacuation ordered as Hawaii eruption hits 4-week mark

Jolyn Rosa, Reuters
Posted at Jun 01 10:18 AM

The Hawaii community hardest hit by the Kilauea Volcano was ordered sealed off under a strict new mandatory evacuation on Thursday as the eruption marked its fourth week with no end in sight. Read more »

Earth and Fire

US Geological Survey handout, AFP
Posted at May 31 12:04 PM

This image obtained May 30, 2018 from the US Geological Survey shows Fissure 8 reactivated on the afternoon of May 29,2018 when, at times, lava fountains were reaching heights of 200 feet and feeding a lava flow that advanced to the northeast at Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii. Read more »

Volcanic lava flow spurs more evacuations on Hawaii's Big Island

Jolyn Rosa, Reuters
Posted at May 31 10:07 AM

Molten rock from several lava-spewing fissures opened by Kilauea Volcano crept toward clusters of homes and vacation rentals on the eastern tip of Hawaii's Big Island on Wednesday, as authorities ushered residents from the area as a precaution. Read more »

Hot, up close

Marco Garcia, Reuters
Posted at May 29 05:05 PM

Lava flows continue to decimate parts of the southeastern side of the Big Island over the past three weeks as Kilaeau has become more active.  Read more »

Lava flow stalls, sparing Hawaii geothermal plant from more damage

Jolyn Rosa, Reuters
Posted at May 29 07:03 AM

A lava flow from Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano that damaged a geothermal power station has stalled, as have lava fountains gushing 100 feet (30 meters) into the air, offering momentary relief to an area under siege for 25 days, officials said on Monday. Read more »

Hawaii street swallowed by 'lava tide' as more homes burn

Marco Garcia, Reuters
Posted at May 26 10:08 AM

PAHOA, Hawaii - A rising tide of lava turned a Hawaii street into a smoking volcanic wasteland on Friday, destroying at least eight homes as residents stood on the road and watched their houses burn.   Read more »

Hawaii helicopter evacuation readied as new lava stream hits ocean

Marco Garcia, Reuters
Updated as of May 25 10:50 AM

A third lava flow from Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano streamed into the ocean on Thursday as US Marines Corps helicopters stood by to evacuate a Big Island community should molten rock or huge cracks block its final escape route. Read more »

Lava at Pacific ocean

Mario Tama, Getty Images/AFP
Posted at May 23 01:48 PM

A woman takes photos while riding a tour boat to view Kilauea volcano lava entering the Pacific Ocean at dawn. Read more »

Hawaii volcano eruption driving away millions in tourism dollars

Jolyn Rosa, Reuters
Posted at May 22 09:44 AM

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Cruise ships have canceled stops on Hawaii's Big Island. Hotel rooms will sit vacant this summer despite price cuts. Read more »

When Lava comes

Terray Sylvester, Rueters
Posted at May 21 02:56 PM

Lieutenant Colonel Charles Anthony, of the Hawaii National Guard, measures sulfur dioxide gas levels at a lava flow on Highway 137 southeast of Pahoa during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii, U.S. in this photo taken on May 20, 2018.  Read more »

Hawaii reports first serious injury from volcano as lava threatens escape routes

Terray Sylvester, Reuters
Posted at May 20 07:05 PM

A homeowner on Noni Farms Road had his leg shattered from his shin to his foot when hit by lava spatter. Read more »