Lava swallowed people's homes in Hawaii

Many people in the village of Pahoa in Hawaii, USA, had to flee by volcanic lava flows, leaving homes that are the target of thieves.

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Terradaily said the lava flow originated from Kilauea volcano burned everything on its path. Only on October 28, the lava flow has advanced 82m and continues to move toward the village of Pahoa, a rural area east of the Hawaiian Islands, USA.

So far, lava flow has signs of slowing down, about 5m per hour. Most people have vacated their house and moved away from the dangerous area, leaving only a few people left.

Volcanic lava enters the village of Pahoa on Big Island, Hawaii.(Photo: Terradaily / AFP)

"Criminals are starting to rage because so many people leave their homes to evacuate. Thieves drive around and break into the house, sometimes more than once. Two houses of my brother-in-law have been stolen. " CNN quoted Matt Purvis, owner of Tin Shack Bakery bakery on Big Island, Hawaii.

"The flow moves in the northeast and has entered a private building," said the Civil Defense Force in the state of Hawaii in the same name.

After the lava flows into the village of Pahoa, the people are very worried and constantly pray that it will not continue to destroy other small towns.

The head of the Hawaii County, Billy Kenoi, last month announced a state of emergency caused by lava flows only about 1.6 km away from the Ka'ohe Homesteads neighborhood.

Over the weekend, Hawaii state governor Neil Abercrombie asked the president to declare a disaster to liberate the federal budget, helping the locality with emergency measures.

Kilauea volcanic lava flows began to threaten the town of Pahoa from June 27. Kilauea volcano erupted continuously since 1983, its lava flows south and into the ocean. However, in the past two years it has flowed northeast to Pahoa.