Obama declares Hawaiian volcano lava flow a major disaster

  04 November 2014    Read: 1349
Obama declares Hawaiian volcano lava flow a major disaster
US President Barack Obama has declared the slow-moving lava flow from the Pu`u O`o vent of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii to be a major disaster, the White House stated, as cited by Reuters. Obama pledged to give federal funds to help to protect local residents. On Sunday, two residents were charged with trespassing after police found them taking photos in close proximity to the molten lava. The flow began moving towards the village of Pahoa on Hawaii`s Big Island on June 27.

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