Mauna Loa volcano: Thousands flock for selfies with ‘Mother Nature showing us her face’

Thousands of awestruck viewers have flocked to watch the world’s largest volcano in Hawaii oozing rivers of glowing lava.

Mauna Loa awoke from its 38-year slumber Sunday, causing volcanic ash and debris to drift down from the sky.

A main highway linking towns on the east and west coasts of the Big Island became an impromptu viewing point, with thousands of cars jamming the highway near Volcanoes National Park.

Anne Andersen left her overnight shift as a nurse to see the spectacle on Wednesday, afraid that the road would soon be closed by overflowing lava.

“It’s Mother Nature showing us her face,” she said, as the volcano belched gas on the horizon. “It’s

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