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Photos: Hawaii lava flow threatens homes on Big Island

Security guard George Cortez stands at a roadblock to prevent nonresidents from entering the lava-threatened community of Kaohe Homesteads in Pahoa, Hawaii.

Security guard George Cortez stands at a roadblock to prevent nonresidents from entering the lava-threatened community of Kaohe Homesteads in Pahoa, Hawaii.   (Audrey McAvoy / Associated Press)

A state of emergency was called for portions of Hawaii’s Big Island on Thursday after advancing lava flow threatened subdivisions south of Hilo.

Hawaii lava flow

Surf shop co-owner Tiffany Edwards Hunt said Pahoa could become a ghost town if lava from Kilauea cut off roads connecting the village with the rest of the Big Island.   (Audrey McAvoy / Associated Press)

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