Ingrid Yang, left, and Kelly Bruno, both of San Diego, take a photo in front of lava erupting from Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano (Image: AP)

Thousands of awestruck disaster vacationers flocked to observe the arena’s biggest volcano spew rivers of glowing lava – jamming a freeway that could soon be engulfed by means of the molten drift.

Mauna Loa awoke from its 38-12 months slumber on Sunday, sending plumes of volcanic ash billowing into the sky and particles falling onto the ground.

a first-rate highway linking cities at the east and west coasts of Hawaii’s Massive Island became an impromptu viewing aspect, with hundreds of cars jamming the street close to Volcanoes Nationwide Park.

Anne Andersen left her in a single day shift as a nurse to look the spectacle on Wednesday, afraid that the street may quickly be closed.

Gazing the volcano smoulder at the horizon, she stated: ‘It’s Mom Nature showing us her face. It’s lovely fun.’

Gordon Brown, a customer from Loomis, California, may just see the intense orange lava from the bedroom of his apartment area. So he headed out for a close-up view along with his wife.

‘We simply wanted — to return see this as close as shall we get. And it’s so brilliant, it just blows my mind,’ Brown mentioned.

Lava flows down the mountain (Picture: AP)

Spectators watch on (Image: AP)

Brian Lichtenstein, of San Diego, takes a photo (Picture: AP)