VOLCANO ERUPTION UPDATE:

“SPECIAL ALERT: KILAUEA VOLCANO UPDATE – MAY 3, 2018: Portion of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park closed due to potential volcanic hazards. CLICK HERE for more info.

The exciting volcanic activity continues to evolve on Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Rangers at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park visitors center often share the latest videos and photographs from around the park on social media.” (The Hawaiian Islands)

Courtesy: Wikipedia

Hundreds of evacuations have been made due to all the volcanic activity on Hawaii’s big Island. The Kilauea Volcano erupted on May 3rd and then followed up by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake the next day.

Lava, sulfur dioxide poisoning and earthquake damage are serious threats to residents of the island. Eruptions can be as high as 2000 degrees Fahrenheit which can result to be fatal for humans and animals, basically anything surrounding the areas this volcano has targeted.

CNN spoke with a family that lives in the Hawaiian area and here’s what they said:

“Larry and Geri Butler, a retired couple, learned that their home of 15 years burned down in Leilani Estates after seeing a video of it on social media.

“They lost everything with the lava and have to start over from scratch,” their son, Christian Butler, told CNN. “I’m not sure that fact has really sunk in with them yet.”

“Oddly, knowing the house is gone is almost better than the anxiety of not knowing,” he told CNN. “They evacuated Thursday afternoon, so there was some time where they had no idea if anything was happening to their home.”

His parents are staying in temporary housing and looking for a place to rent on a longer basis. Butler said he’s trying to help them focus on the future.”

USA Today/ Hawaii Lava Flow

CNN/ Hawaii Kilauea Volcano

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