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| U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Chuck Anthony wears a gas mask as he stands next to a wall of lava entering the ocean near Pahoa, Hawaii, May 20, 2018. Kilauea volcano, oozing, spewing and exploding on Hawaii's Big Island, has gotten more hazardous in recent days, with rivers of molten rock pouring into the ocean and flying lava causing the first major injury. JAE C. HONG/AP |
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| Joe Kekedi watches as lava enters the ocean, generating plumes of steam near Pahoa, Hawaii, May 20, 2018. JAE C. HONG/AP |
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| Lava flows into the ocean near Pahoa, Hawaii, May 20, 2018. JAE C. HONG/AP |
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| In this Saturday, May 19, 2018, photo released by the U.S. Geological Survey, lava flows from fissures near Pahoa, Hawaii. Kilauea volcano began erupting more than two weeks ago and has burned dozens of homes, forced people to flee and shot up plumes of steam from its summit that led officials to distribute face masks to protect against ash particles. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY VIA AP |
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| Lava from this fissure eruption isolated a community of 40 homes, and evacuations became mandatory, Pahoa, Hawaii on May 18, 2018. BRUCE OMORI/PARADISE HELICOPTERS/EPA-EFE |
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