Leilani Estates (IMAGE)

Carnegie Institution for Science

Leilani Estates

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In May 2018, eruptive fissures opened and deposited lava within the Leilani Estates subdivision on the Island of Hawaii. Over 700 homes were destroyed, displacing more than 2,000 people.

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B. Shiro, USGS

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