At least 4 residents airlifted after fast-moving lava crosses Hawaii road
Source: CBS News
May 19, 2018, 6:59 AM
PAHOA, Hawaii -- Fast-moving lava crossed a road and isolated about 40 homes Friday in a rural subdivision below Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, forcing at least four people to be evacuated by county and National Guard helicopters. Hawaii County Civil Defense said police, firefighters and National Guard troops were securing the area of the Big Island and stopping people from entering.
The homes were isolated in the area east of Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens -- two neighborhoods where lava has destroyed 40 structures, including 26 homes, over the past two weeks. Officials were assessing how many people were still in the newly threatened area. They were advising people to shelter in place and await further instructions.
County officials have been encouraging residents in the district to prepare for potential evacuations.
Edwin Montoya, who lives with his daughter on her farm near the site where lava crossed the road and cut off access, said he was at the property earlier in the day to get valuables.
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