Pahoa Lava Flow Slows Down Overnight
Hawaii County police to increase presence in Puna town as Pele creeps closer to Pahoa Village Road Thursday morning.
Our media partner KITV had this report as of 8 a.m. today:
PAHOA, Hawaii —The lava continues to creep closer to Pahoa Village Road Thursday morning.
There is good and bad news with the Big Island lava flow overnight. The good news — no homes have been consumed by the flow. The bad news — it is getting closer to cutting Pahoa in half.
The lava flow has slowed down to around 2-to-3-yards-per hour. It is closing in on the man-made berm on one of the properties and is fewer than 20 yards from that.
The front of the flow advanced about 90 yards since 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. It is about 160 yards from Pahoa Village Road and is moving in a northeast direction.
Thursday is a big day for the town. If the lava cuts through Pahoa Village Road, to prepare for the increasing amount of people coming to look at the lava, checkpoints are changing and there will be more patrols on the streets of Pahoa.
“At 7 a.m., they will deploy with Hilo Police Department and start presence patrols to be the eyes and ears in the affected areas,” said Vern Miyagi of the State Civil Defense. …
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Click here to watch Paul Drewes’ report.
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