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Kilauea: The danger and drama of Hawaii’s erupting volcano

May 14, 2018, updated May 14, 2018
1/21An aerial view of the 300-metre fissure on Kilauea's east rift zone.
2/21An ash cloud spews from Kilauea.
3/21Molten lava in the volcano.
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4/21Ash rises from Kilauea.
5/21Volunteers pray before handing out emergency food supplies.
6/21Resident Sam Knox watches lava stretch across the road.
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7/21An aerial view of cooling lava surrounded by houses.
8/21Molten lava shoots into the air.
9/21A resident wears a gas mask near the lava flow.
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10/21Ohio visitor Ken Gadd takes photos outside the closed entrance to Volcanoes National Park.
11/21Hannique Ruder stands on a mound of hardened lava.
12/21Lava closes a road. Photo: Getty
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13/21Onlookers keep an eye on the volcano.
14/21Toxic gases rise from cracks in the road.
15/21Damage from the lava flow's aftermath.
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16/21A geologist inspects damage to a road.
17/21Lava flows down a Hawaiian street.
18/21Carl Satterwaite, of the US National Guard, tests air quality near the active volcano.
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19/21Visitors take pictures as Kilauea's summit crater glows red.
20/21National Guard Sergeant Milo Kalama checks sulphur dioxide levels.
21/21A satellite image shows the new fissures. The yellow streaks are plumes of sulphur dioxide.
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