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A lava bomb off Hawaii injured 23 people on a tourist boat. The Kilauea volcano mbad pierced the roof of the boat during a so – called "Lava Tour", as firefighters announced on Monday. 13 wounded had to be transported to the hospital, 10 others were medically treated after their return to the port. A woman suffered a broken leg.
15:53, July 17, 2018
Four of the wounded had to ambulance to the hospital, there including the 20-year-old seriously injured with a broken leg. How many people were on board the ship, the fire department could not say it at first. The boat was off the coast in the morning to show tourists the spectacular natural spectacle in which hot lava flows from the volcano into the Pacific Ocean and creates a cloud of steam.
According to firefighters, a piece burst from the sea. Volcano through the roof of the boat. "It was practically an explosion," said district spokeswoman Janet Snyder, the Tribune Herald newspaper. The boat was "covered with lava".
Kilauea, Hawaii, is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and broke out again on May 3rd. Since then, hundreds of houses have been destroyed. One of the most active columns of Kilauea – number eight – bursts again and again. The lava that flowed formed a small "island" a few meters from the coast, as reported by the USGS earthquake station. Since the beginning of the volcanic eruption, the lava covers an area of about 20 square kilometers.
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