CNN, Hawaii :
The lava flow has slowed, if not stalled altogether.Still, authorities warned Thursday that the threat to eastern Hawaii residents-much like the oozing, simmering, destructive lava itself-hasn’t gone away.
Darryl Oliveira, the director of the Hawaii County Civil Defense, told reporters that “there’s been no movement forward” at the front of the destructive lava stream between Wednesday and Thursday.
“But there’s lots of activity behind it,” Oliveira said. “… There are breakouts along the margins that we’ll have to watch and be wary of.”
The lava began moving toward the area of Pahoa, on Hawaii’s Big Island, in June, when a volcanic crater vented and released the river of liquid rock.
It’s been creeping along ever since, with authorities warning at one point the main road in Pahoa could be overcome by Friday morning.
