Q. Should people go back to their homes when eruption ends?
The Procrastiwriter
Should people go back to their homes when eruption ends?
A 5.0 magnitude earthquake hit Hawaii (Big Island). Afterwards, several volcanic vents cracked on the ground and made lava fountains as high as 90 meters. Then, 6.9 magnitude struck the area the next day. 1,700 people who lived near the opened vents were ordered to evacuate.
1 Answer
Since the volcano Kilauea has started erupting molten lava, many houses are destroyed and a lot of people are evacuated to safer places. The lava has already spilled over a hundred acre of land. The molten rock that is of temperature 700 to 1200 degree Celsius can easily melt everything that comes its way. The land where lava has been split turns nearly unrecognizable. Even if people decide to go back to their land, I fear, if there will be anything left apart from heaps of ashes.
answered by justin