Rivers of lava oozing from the world’s largest volcano shouldn’t be able to reach main highway of Hawaii’s Big Island for at least a week.
The lava flowing down Mauna Loa has “slowed considerably” since it reached flat ground, Ken Hon, scientist in charge at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, said at a news conference.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
Hon on Wednesday had given a timeline of two days for the earliest lava could reach the road, but on Thursday he said that was based on conditions at the time. He also stressed that one week would be the earliest it would reach the road at its current rate. Gov. David Ige has issued an emergency proclamation to allow responders to arrive quickly or limit access as needed.
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