Hawaii: Kilauea volcano creates a dusty column of ashes of up to 9,000 meters

on Big Island in Hawaii continued to operate vigorously on the morning of May 17 in the US time (at the same time Vietnam time) when spraying a column of large ash , forcing local officials to call on people to seek shelter hidden.

The Watch Agency said the explosion in the Halemaumau volcano of Kilauea volcano created a cloud of ash as high as 9,000 meters and was following the wind to the northwest.

The ash column is sprayed from Kilauea Crater on the Big Island in Hawaii on 16 May.(Source: EPA / VNA).

The agency recommends that people living in the area should take shelter due to the increase in toxic gas levels and maintain the red alert level for aviation given on May 15. This means no flights are allowed to operate in the area.

Scientists believe that this is the first eruption in a series of more intense eruptions that may occur in the next few hours.

The eruption occurred two days after Halemaumau crater spewed out blocks of rock and large columns of volcanic ash.

Kilauea volcano erupted lava from May 4 and the magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the area a day later. This is the second largest eruption in 100 years in Hawaii.

Local authorities have evacuated about 2,000 residents urgently. Kilauea is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and is one of 5 volcanoes in the Big Island of Hawaii.