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USA: Kilauea volcano unleashes lava flow

The brilliant stream of lava flowing from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano reached a distance of 1.6 kilometres (almost one mile) on Monday night (August 6). Kilauea is located on Hawaii, the largest of the Hawaiian islands and known as the 'big island', and is considered one of the most active volcanoes in the world. It has erupted continuously for more than two decades, until it paused for nearly a month in June. The most recent volcanic activity began on July 21st. In April 1990, lava flowing from Kilauea volcano burned dozens of homes in the town of Kalapana Gardens on the island of Hawaii, threatening the town's sole shop and two churches according to civil defence officials. The black mass, with its red hot liquid core flowing out of the volcano at a rate of 630,000 cubic yards (526,743 cubic meters) a day, destroyed a quarter of the town at the time. The volcano, known to locals as Madame Pele, began erupting in 1983.

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