Rain has helped tamp down smoke from a creeping lava flow which threatens residents of a Hawaiian village.
The slow moving, red hot lava from Kilauea volcano has been flowing toward the village of Pahoa for weeks.
Hotter than 1,600F (900C), it advanced 90 yards (82m) overnight on Tuesday and threatens homes and property.
Evacuated residents packed up their homes and relocated to neighbouring areas as they awaited word of the molten lava's spread.
"People have their life savings in their properties here. They face losing it all," businessman Mike Metcalf told the Reuters news agency.
Rain on Wednesday was not enough to limit the lava flow, but did help limit the smoke emanating from the spreading stream.
For the first time, the lava could be seen from the homes that are in its path.