The unpleasant surprise came from the volcano of Kilauea, which for the last 2 months of actively spewing lava. According to local media, the explosion of the so-called «lava bombs«, have suffered a pleasure boat carrying a large number of passengers.
In total were injured 12 people, most of whom suffered minor injuries. While 3 passengers are in serious condition. One of them is 20-year-old girl who was pronounced a fracture of the femur. What injuries to 2 other people — is unknown, but doctors claim that their condition is stable.
According to witnesses, it all happened suddenly. First, they do not even understand what happened. Their boat dropped lava, which punched a hole in the roof and deformed the rails. Substance left people with numerous burns and only by miracle nobody was lost. Those who met the boat at the dock, said passengers were visible injuries to limbs and heads.
Now the regional authorities establish the exact location of the incident. Officials do not exclude that the sailors had violated safety rules and was approached at a dangerous distance to the volcano, with the result that the boat was in «the zone«. Emissions of lava in places is a usual thing, especially considering the current activity of the volcano.
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Hawaii for the last 2 months suffering from the eruption of Kilauea. As a result of this disaster, the local authorities had to urgently evacuate a number of settlements were literally wiped off the face of the earth by lava flow. Now the intensity of the eruption has subsided, but a high level of danger remains. However, many people are willing to pay decent money to witness how the lava is facing the ocean. Often in such places there are large explosions, one of which, apparently, was the cause of today’s tragedy.
