Lava flows from Kilauea volcano in Hawaii – in pictures
Lava from the erupting Kilauea volcano is putting homes at risk in the town of Pahoa, Hawaii. The lava is moving at the rate of about 10 to 15 metres an hour and about 4,000 people live in the path of the flow
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The stream of lava sets a home alight in Pahoa on 10 November
Photograph: The County of Hawaii/AP
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A new lobe of lava burns along Cemetery Road and Apa’a Street towards Pahoa
Photograph: United States Geological Survey/Reuters
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A time-lapse camera which USGS Hawaii Volcano Observatory scientists were using to monitor a lava tube skylight melts after being caught in a lava overflow
Photograph: AP
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The front of the Puna lava flow which is closest to Pahoa
Photograph: Staff Sgt Katie Gray/AFP/Getty Images
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Lava creeps out at several spots about 145 metres from Pahoa Village Road
Photograph: Andrew Hara/Getty Images
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A hole is exposed after a large tree was surrounded by lava and burned through at its base, collapsing on to the solidified flow surface. Trees surrounded by lava can fall long after the leading edge has passed by
Photograph: AP
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An aerial view of the lava flow front covering a dirt road
Photograph: AP
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Geologists walk over the lava to track surface breakouts
Photograph: Reuters
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The lava flow crosses Apa’a Street and Cemetery Road near Pahoa
Photograph: Reuters
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The flow engulfs a barbed wire fence
Photograph: AP
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Construction crews prepare Pahoa Village Road as a lava flow approaches
Photograph: Marco Garcia/Reuters
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A geologist stands on a partly cooled section of lava flow
Photograph: AP
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Lava pushes through a fence marking a property boundary
Photograph: Getty Images
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Smoke rises from the lava flow, with charred trees visible
Photograph: Marco Garcia/Reuters
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Lava heads towards Pahoa on 29 October
Photograph: Bruce Omori/EPA
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