10 May 2018

More people flee their homes on Hawaii's Big Island

From , 5:05 am on 10 May 2018

As more fissures appear on Hawaii's Big Island, the number of residents evacuating is rising as new lava flows threaten to destroy their homes.

It's almost a week since the Kilauea Volcano began erupting, following ongoing seismic activity

The biggest tremor was a 6.9 magnitude quake that struck over the weekend and was the strongest recorded in the state in over 40 years.

Sara Vui-Talitu has more.

Still from drone footage of lava flow in Leilani Estates, Hawaii

Still from drone footage of lava flow in Leilani Estates, Hawaii Photo: Jeremiah Osuna / Facebook