Volcanic Activity Colombia
1985 Nevado del Ruiz Eruption (Armero Tragedy)
Volcanic mudflows (lahars) buried the town of Armero after a moderate eruption melted glacial ice.
Background from Wikipedia
The Armero tragedy occurred following the eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz stratovolcano in Tolima, Colombia, on November 13, 1985. The volcano's eruption after 69 years of dormancy caught nearby towns unprepared, even though volcanological organizations had warned the government to evacuate the area after they had detected volcanic activity two months earlier.
From the Wikipedia article “Armero tragedy”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia's figures may differ from the sources cited on this page.
Sources & references
Impact figures
| Fatalities | 23,000 |
|---|---|
| Economic damage | $1,000,000,000 (nominal) |
| Region | Tolima |
Figures per cited sources; estimates for older events vary.
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