An eruption in 1985 caused the deaths of more than 25,000 people. FOX13
Residents of Villamaria Caldas near Nevado del Ruiz will be evacuated within the measures taken due to the ongoing seismic activity following the rock subdivision inside the volcano in Caldas, Colombia on April 04, 2023.
An estimated 57,000 people live in municipalities close to the volcano, and the population has only increased since the Armero tragedy caught thousands off guard on November 13, 1985., the last major eruption occurred during a time of major political discourse, and the nighttime event was obscured by a significant storm.
"Within minutes, 23,000 people - most of the town’s inhabitants - were killed, entombed within a concrete-like mixture of mud, vegetation, buildings, and everything else swept away by the lahars. Sadly, the lahars reached Armero approximately two hours after the eruption - plenty of time for the people to have evacuated to higher ground, had they been notified more quickly," the USGS recounted.
"We have asked the Departmental Risk Councils to speed up the preventive evacuation of 2,500 families that are at high risk due to the contingency of Nevado del Ruiz," Petro said in a statement.Volcanologists compare the Nevado del Ruiz to . Both volcanoes are capable of explosive eruptions and dangerous mudflows that swallow everything in their path.
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