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Hawaii Prepares Mass Evacuation Plans as Volcanic Eruption Grows

HeadlineMay 11, 2018

Hawaii’s governor has readied plans for a mass evacuation of the state’s Big Island, as an eruption at Kilauea volcano strengthened Thursday. Officials say levels of toxic sulfur dioxide are rising, as is the threat of an explosion that could send lava, rocks and even large boulders into residential areas.

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