Sunday, May 19, 2013

On this day: 1919 - Volcano

On this day in Disaster History, the Mount Kelut Volcano in Indonesia erupted resulting in over 5,000 fatalities from a resulting lava flood which overtook more than 100 villages. The volcano was of the type that existed below the surface of what appeared to be a crater. Mount Kelut is periodically active having erupted again in 1990 and then again in 2007. Today ~350,000 people reside within six (6) miles of the volcano.

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  1. Kim NoyesMay 19, 2013 at 1:32 PM

    I was unaware of this particular eruptive event and it's tragic consequences to the local populace... it is highly unusual for lava to kill people, particularly in large numbers like happened in this event.

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