In this Feb. 14, 2011 photo provided by Hawaii Volcano Observatory, a churning lava lake at Kilauea's summit is seen at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. (AP Photo)
In this Aug. 29, 2014 photo released by the U.S. Geological Survey, fluid lava streams from the June 27 lava flow from the Kilauea volcano in Pahoa, Hawaii. (AP Photo)
A fountain of lava erupts from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano's Tuesday, July 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Tim Wright)
In this Sept. 1, 2014 photo released by the U.S. Geological Survey, fluid lava streams from the June 27 lava flow from the Kilauea volcano in Pahoa, Hawaii. (AP Photo)
Hawaii lava flow
Residents in a rural, isolated region of Hawaii’s Big Island still reeling from a recent tropical storm turned their attention to a potential new disaster Thursday as scientists warned that a lava flow from a nearby volcano had moved to within a mile of some homes.
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said lava from the Kilauea volcano could reach the Kaohe Homesteads in five to seven days if it continues its steady advance through cracks in the earth.
The sparsely populated subdivision is part of the Puna region, where Tropical Storm Iselle made landfall about a month ago, toppling trees onto homes and wiping out electricity. (AP)
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