These dramatic photographs show a rare firehose lava flow as it rushes out of a cliffside and falls 300m into the Pacific Ocean. /VCG Photo

Thousands of tons of lava streamed steadily from the Kilauea volcano out of a hole in the cliff side at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. /VCG Photo

Dr Dhilung Kirat, 34, captured the phenomenon, which saw debris, caused from explosive reactions when the hot lava entered the cold sea, reach the cliff top. He said: "It was very surreal to see this. It sounded like a landslide or an avalanche.” /VCG Photo