Published on Jan 9, 2015 by dutchsinse
An update from the USGS, and the County of Hawaii has been released. The #punalavaflow is moving in a new direction taking the main bulk of the flow slightly away from the downtown marketplace , more towards Ainaloa (town).
New up close video of the lava flow has been released by the County of Hawaii shows outbreaks of the flow further up slope. The USGS has confirmed the new direction of the flow in their most recent website update here:
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/multimedia/ind…
Quote the USGS:
“Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone lava flow has not advanced any closer to Pahoa Marketplace, but is still active. Breakouts were also active near the True/Mid-Pacific geothermal well site, and along the distal 3 km (2 miles) of the flow, where a narrow lobe has been advancing toward the north-northeast.
The north-northeast lobe is following a drainage that leads to the steepest-descent path that crosses Highway 130 about 1 km (0.6 mi) south of the Makuʻu Farmer’s Market. The flow, however, is still 3.5 km (2.2 mi) upslope from that spot and moving slowly.