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Nevadadel Ruiz |
13thNovember 1985 at 21:00, hadn’t erupted for 150 years, Composite volcano, urbanarea - Plinian |
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Social Effects |
-21,000deaths, most were in bed – happened overnight, hard to rescue in darkness,torrential rainfall -10,000homeless, -35,000 injured - Not enough hospital beds, spread of disease |
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Environmental Effects |
-1,000cattle dead |
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Responses |
- Inadequate responses, poor quality volcano observatory - Foreign aid too late –vaccinations were given for Typhoid - Hazard zone map didn’t consider Armero – More prepared for future –simulation exercises |
