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20/05/2018 GMT

Fast Flowing Lava Forces Hawaii Evacuations

BBC World Service - Weekend, Fast Flowing Lava Forces Hawaii Evacuations

Further Evacuations of Residents of Hawaii's Big Island Against Approaching Lava.

Residents in the south-eastern corner of Hawaii's Big Island have been told to evacuate immediately as fast moving lava from the eruption of the Kilauea volcano approaches a major coastal highway. The BBC's Chris Buckler is there.

Also on the programme, why have 7 women's rights activists been detained in Saudi Arabia; And is Knife Crime in the UK on the upsurge?

(Photo: Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Erupts Forcing Evacuations; Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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