• Gas erupts from a lava flow on the outskirts of Pahoa during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii. Terray Sylvester / Reuters
    Gas erupts from a lava flow on the outskirts of Pahoa during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii. Terray Sylvester / Reuters
  • Lava erupts on the outskirts of Pahoa during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii. Terray Sylvester / Reuters
    Lava erupts on the outskirts of Pahoa during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii. Terray Sylvester / Reuters
  • Lava from this fissure eruption isolated a community of 40 homes, and evacuations became mandatory, Pahoa, Hawaii. Bruce Omori / Paradise Helicopters / EPA
    Lava from this fissure eruption isolated a community of 40 homes, and evacuations became mandatory, Pahoa, Hawaii. Bruce Omori / Paradise Helicopters / EPA
  • An aerial view of a massive flow of fast moving pahoehoe consuming everything in its path, as the flames from the remnants of one home burn (L), while it approaches another (R) in Pahoa, Hawaii. Bruce Omori / Paradise Helicopters / EPA
    An aerial view of a massive flow of fast moving pahoehoe consuming everything in its path, as the flames from the remnants of one home burn (L), while it approaches another (R) in Pahoa, Hawaii. Bruce Omori / Paradise Helicopters / EPA
  • Ash erupts from the Halemaumau Crater near the community of Volcano during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii. Terray Sylvester / Reuters
    Ash erupts from the Halemaumau Crater near the community of Volcano during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii. Terray Sylvester / Reuters
  • Sean Bezecny, 46, of Houston, Texas, poses for a photo as ash erupts from the Halemaumau Crater near the community of Volcano during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii. Terray Sylvester / Reuters
    Sean Bezecny, 46, of Houston, Texas, poses for a photo as ash erupts from the Halemaumau Crater near the community of Volcano during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii. Terray Sylvester / Reuters
  • Lava erupts near a home inside Leilani Estates near Pahoa, Hawaii. As lava flows have grown more vigorous in recent days, there's concern more homes may burn and more evacuations may be ordered. Jamm Aquino / Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP
    Lava erupts near a home inside Leilani Estates near Pahoa, Hawaii. As lava flows have grown more vigorous in recent days, there's concern more homes may burn and more evacuations may be ordered. Jamm Aquino / Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP
  • Lava erupts inside the Leilani Estates in Pahoa, Hawaii. Jamm Aquino / Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP
    Lava erupts inside the Leilani Estates in Pahoa, Hawaii. Jamm Aquino / Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP
  • A river of pahoehoe lava flows inside Leilani Estates near Pahoa, Hawaii on May 19, 2018. Jamm Aquino / Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP
    A river of pahoehoe lava flows inside Leilani Estates near Pahoa, Hawaii on May 19, 2018. Jamm Aquino / Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP

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Kilauea volcano: Lava flow in Hawaii grows more vigorous - in pictures

There's concern more homes may burn and more evacuations may be ordered

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May 20, 2018

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