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1950 Mauna Loa flow crossed the road in three places

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The 1950 Mauna Loa flow crossed the road in three places. The first flow (Honokua) traveled from the Southwest Rift Zone vent to the ocean in about 3 hours, burying the village of pāhoehoe along the way.

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Public Domain.