{"id":2106,"date":"2018-05-05T13:06:18","date_gmt":"2018-05-05T23:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/?p=2106"},"modified":"2018-09-03T06:30:23","modified_gmt":"2018-09-03T16:30:23","slug":"leilani-estates-volcano-eruption-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/?p=2106","title":{"rendered":"Leilani Estates Volcano Eruption Continues<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lava flow at Leilani Estates, May 5, 2018. Image from Facebook video by Travis Sanders.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The volcano eruption at the Leilani Estates<\/strong><\/a> on the Puna Coast on the Big Island of Hawaii<\/strong> continues with fiery destruction now as more lava flows and vents have become active. A large scale flow was photographed earlier this morning on Facebook<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Earthquakes<\/strong><\/a> continue and though none has come close to matching the big ones that happened yesterday. Hawaii Volcano Observatory<\/strong> <\/a>continues to diligently post the latest official updates to their website.<\/p>\n

Media coverage of the eruption is widespread, picked up by outlets all of the United States and the world. Many user videos have popped up on Facebook lending a narrative to the eruption. Several Facebook videographers have risked their own lives to get close to the action. Some of those video links (most on Facebook) are referenced below:<\/p>\n