The volcanic eruption at Mount Kilauea in Hawaii is indeed leaving nothing in its path, as it has thus far destroyed 26 homes.
With the look of things, the historic disaster is set to destroy more houses as a splash of new fissures opened overnight on Sunday. According to BBC, almost 2,000 people have been evacuated so far. The new fissures made room for a sea of hot lava that blasted towards the Leilani Estates area.
The densely populated island was hit by a massive 6.9 magnitude earthquake last week. In an interview with BBC, a local resident confirmed that he is leaving the area permanently. He said: “When I evacuated on Thursday, I pretty much said goodbye because I have lived here a long time and seen what the lava does. I think it’s just important for everybody just to be realistic.”
Mount Kilauea is by far one of the world’s most active volcanoes.It has been in constant eruption for 35 years.
Photo Credit: Getty
