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Paths. that plus the complex plumbing system in the risk zone is the unpredictable status. you can predict in short-term because the earthquakes we pick up with the monitors and it causes the ground to swell or e defla deflate. we gave the residents of leilani estates four days of warnings that something was coming. >> obviously, the images get our attention. can you talk about the toxic gasses and how big a concern they are and how long the folks could potentially be dealing with this situation. >> oh, the governor said this could go on for months in one location. basically, volcanos like kil...

Create berms. some people have a philosophy this is the volcano goddess and she will go whatever they wants to go. >> pele, the volcano goddess. what makes this different? >> there are people situated on top of the risk zone. i think you know the big broad shield volcanos are a central summit crater. kilauea is 2.2 miles. magna can come up and migrate down the harm zone. you get earthquakes with the volcanic activity. volcanic activity can cause the earthquakes. it can push on the sides of the volcanos. it can make the lava change

Fissure. it can spark a fountain of lava the size of a building. there was one recorded upwards of 300 feet. there are ten of those within the residential neighborhood within the risk zone. the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people. people had to leave their belongings very quickly and get out. also accompanied by hundreds of earthquakes including a massive magnitude 6.9 that struck on friday, rattled the entire island chain. the thing that officials are most worried about probably is that sulfur dioxide that also creep also out of those fissures, exposing people to toxic gases. it can be very bad...

Hawaii on high alert this morning. lava from the big island's kilauea volcano flooding the streets. at least 26 homes have been completely destroyed. authorities say safe areas can change at a moment's notice and residents should be aware of toxic gas and potential earthquakes. steve patterson joins me now from hilo, hawaii. glad to know you're in a safe place. what is the latest? >> well, you mentioned it, safe areas changing at a moment's notice. there was a very pointed message that went out in alert at about 7:00 last night aimed at people within that risk zone it said go now. that was pro...

This active volcano is still shooting out lava. there are earthquakes still rattling the ground there. we're talking about 400. more than 400 earthquakes in the last 24 hours. >> all of that is scary, absolutely. what's even scarier, experts can't predict where the destruction will head next. so far for the people who once lived in that area, they have to wait and hope their home survives. >> the lava could pop up any place in this risk zone. it's like a highway of lava underground and it's -- it's proven to pop up in the middle of the street basically. >> cnn's stephanie elam has more for us ...