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Nevado del Ruiz Volcano Eruption
FW: May 25, 2016
On November 13, 1985, the Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted in Colombia. Pyroclastic flows exploding from the crater melted the mountain's icecap, forming lahars (volcanic mudflows and debris flows) which cascaded into river valleys below. One lahar, consisting of three pulses, did most of the damage. Traveling at 20 ft per second, the first pulse enveloped most of the town of Armero, killing up to 20,000 people. In total 23,000 people were killed and 13 villages in addition to Armero were destroyed.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMdmnMCHAPw&feature=youtu.be