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“ Lava flow inches closer to homes in Hawaiian community ”

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“ Lava flow inches closer to homes in Hawaiian community ”

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  1. “Lava flow inches closer to homes in Hawaiian community”

  2. Each passing hour, lava from Kilauea Volcano is inching closer to homes in Pahoa on Hawaii's Big Island. The dark ooze has swallowed up fences, flowed over a cemetery and neared major roads. In some places it's chest high. By early Tuesday, the lava was about 70 yards from the closest home and moving in a northeast direction. It was flowing 8 to 11 yards per hour, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. Hawaii officials haven't issued a mandatory evacuation yet. But many residents have already chosen to leave on their own. The Hawaii County Civil defense agency has rebuilt two gravel roads to give residents escape routes from the lava flow. Power company crews are installing new 70-foot-tall poles with heat resistant protection to raise cables higher off the roads. The lava flow is not exactly a surprise though. It started June 27 and has advanced about 13 miles since then. Kilauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes.

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