didn t go off, according to associated press. thomas leonard, a mailman from centuries old lahaina did not know about the fire until he smelled smoke. power and cell service had gone out leaving the town with no realtime information. he just sees smoke, he gets in his jeep and tries to leave, he has to flee the jeep and go to the shore because cars around him started to explode. imagine trying to get out, one highway through the area and cars are exploding. what did he do? he got into the water, held on to the sea wall for several hours during which wind was blowing hot ash and cinder over him and he was rescued. this is a 70-year-old mailman. we need to look into this, how to be better prepared, tammy s point. real loss of life and the death
residents of more than two dozen communities in colombia have been told to leave after a volcano began spewing increased levels of rock and hot ash. scientists are warning that the notorious nevado del ruiz volcano could erupt within days or weeks. cnn s isa soares reports. reporter: the ruins of a ghost town are all that remain from amero. the small town in colombia was wiped away by the nevado del ruiz nearly 40 years ago, killing almost 25,000 people in a matter of minutes. and now officials are warning it will erupt again in just weeks, or even days. seismic energy is intensifying, and volcanic activity is very unstable. officials declared orange alert since late march.
The Festival of Friendship has been held for decades at St. Margaret Mary Parish in Lower Burrell, but the pandemic moved the tradition online for the last two years. On Friday and Saturday, the two-day festival returned to in-person with live music, food trucks, games, bingo, a basket auction, and