Minor equipment and infrastructure damage. “People with respiratory illnesses should remain indoors to avoid inhaling the ash particles and anyone outside should cover their mouth and nose with a mask or cloth,” the Honolulu office warned. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File) Caleb Jones/AP/Fileĭozens of earthquakes detected in October as Hawaii's Mauna Loa remains in 'state of heightened unrest' Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano, background, towers over the summit crater of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island on April 25, 2019. The US Federal Aviation Administration is “closely monitoring the volcanic eruption and will issue air traffic advisories once the size of the ash cloud is determined,” it said in a statement. It has canceled five flights to and from Honolulu, Southwest said. Southwest Airlines is not operating from Hilo International Monday because of the eruption, the airline announced.
“Passengers with flights to Hilo International Airport (ITO) or the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole (KOA) should check with their airline prior to heading to the airport due to the volcanic activity at Mauna Loa,” according to an advisory by the state Transportation Department. “Volcanic gas and possibly fine ash and Pele’s Hair (strands of lava glass) may be carried downwind.”Ī “trace to less than one quarter inch” of ashfall could accumulate on parts of the island, the National Weather Service in Honolulu said. “All indications are that the eruption will remain in the Northeast Rift Zone,” the agency said in an advisory, referring to an area where a volcano is splitting, allowing for lava flow. Though lava is flowing down one side of the volcano, the eruption in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is not threatening communities, the US Geological Survey said midday Monday.
The world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa on Hawaii, is erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years.
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