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Kīlauea Volcano, located on Hawaii's Big Island, erupted early Monday morning, December 23, at approximately 2:20 a.m. Hawaiian Airlines delayed seven interisland departures and canceled two flights.

Bird flu virus detected in Yamaguchi, 3rd case of winter

Bird flu virus detected in Yamaguchi, 3rd case of winter

NAGATO, Japan - Local officials of the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi prepare to cull around 37,000 chickens before dawn on Dec. 30, 2014, at a farm where a bird flu outbreak was confirmed. It was the third avian influenza case of the winter at a chicken farm in Japan, after the city of Miyazaki in southwestern prefecture announced a confirmed case the previous day.

Virulent bird flu virus confirmed at Okayama chicken farm

Virulent bird flu virus confirmed at Okayama chicken farm

OKAYAMA, Japan - Okayama Gov. Tadahiro Ishii (C) inspects the Hashimoto Nojo chicken farm in Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture on Jan. 29 after the government determined that chicken in the farm had been infected by highly virulent H5 strain of avian flu. Hashimoto Nojo is the third chicken farm in Japan hit by bird flu this year. The two others are located in Miyazaki Prefecture.

Virulent bird flu virus confirmed at Okayama chicken farm

Virulent bird flu virus confirmed at Okayama chicken farm

OKAYAMA, Japan - Okayama Prefecture workers check the Hashimoto Nojo chicken farm in Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture on Jan. 29 after the government determined that chicken in the farm had been infected by highly virulent H5 strain of avian flu. Hashimoto Nojo is the third chicken farm in Japan hit by bird flu this year. The two others are located in Miyazaki Prefecture.

Virulent bird flu virus confirmed at Okayama chicken farm

Virulent bird flu virus confirmed at Okayama chicken farm

OKAYAMA, Japan - Okayama Gov. Tadahiro Ishii (C) inspects the Hashimoto Nojo chicken farm in Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture on Jan. 29 after the government determined that chicken in the farm had been infected by highly virulent H5 strain of avian flu. Hashimoto Nojo is the third chicken farm in Japan hit by bird flu this year. The two others are located in Miyazaki Prefecture. (Kyodo)

Bird flu virus detected in Yamaguchi, 3rd case of winter

Bird flu virus detected in Yamaguchi, 3rd case of winter

NAGATO, Japan - Local officials of the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi prepare to cull around 37,000 chickens before dawn on Dec. 30, 2014, at a farm where a bird flu outbreak was confirmed. It was the third avian influenza case of the winter at a chicken farm in Japan, after the city of Miyazaki in southwestern prefecture announced a confirmed case the previous day. (Kyodo)

4th case of avian flu in western Japan

4th case of avian flu in western Japan

Workers in protective suits wait near a chicken farm in Mitoyo, western Japan, where the season's fourth case of avian flu was confirmed and the third in the city in Kagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 13, 2020.

Avian flu outbreak in western Japan

Avian flu outbreak in western Japan

Photo taken Nov. 11, 2020, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows workers in protective suits at a chicken farm in Mitoyo in Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, where the season's third case of a highly pathogenic avian flu was detected.

Avian flu outbreak in western Japan

Avian flu outbreak in western Japan

Photo taken Nov. 11, 2020, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows workers in protective suits at a chicken farm in Mitoyo in Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, where the season's third case of a highly pathogenic avian flu was detected.