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Lava consumes Pahoa house in the island of Hawaii

A thousand degrees hotter lava flow has cremated a house in Pahoa, Hawaii. The owner watched from a safe distance.

For weeks rolls on a Hawaii lava flow from Kilauea volcano to the small town of Pahoa. Now the thousands of degrees hot lava has cremated the first house. The residents had evacuated the building in October – and watched from a safe distance while now, as their home was swallowed by the lava.

More houses are not directly threatened, reported the local district administration. The mainstream had moved since the end of October no further forward, the house had been caught by a lateral branches.
The lava flow began in June, since then he has more than 20 kilometers and buried in a graveyard other things among themselves. At times the lava moving at a speed of up to 18 meters per hour.

Hawaii Lava Flow:Residents are allowed to watch

The lava flow from the Kilauea Volcano is seen advancing across a pasture near the village of Pahoa, Hawaii
The lava flow from the Kilauea Volcano is seen advancing across a pasture near the village of Pahoa, Hawaii

Back in September of emergency had been declared for the region around the volcano. From the lava threatened Roads were blocked, residents evacuated about 50 homes.

The destroyed house had a value of $ 200,000, said Hawaii Civil Defense representative Darryl Oliveira. The loss leave but hardly put a price on: “Whole families have grown up in these houses This is very hard to bear for them..”

If that makes it easier for the residents, they could also watch their homes would slowly swallowed by the lava. The authorities had cordoned off the area only spacious, but residents protested: you want to see the disaster with my own eyes – and documented for the insurance. Resourceful business offer helicopter tours of the area.

The over 1200 meters high Kilauea is one of the most active volcanoes on Earth. Since the eighties he breaks out regularly. However, most lava flows on the flanks of the mountain in the Pacific.

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