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SHIMABARA, Nagasaki Prefecture--Locals gathered here on June 3 to commemorate the massive eruption of Mount Unzen’s ... person who died in the pyroclastic flows that occurred on June 23, 1993.
Kanichi Kanegae was the mayor of Shimabara in Nagasaki Prefecture while volcanic eruptions continued at nearby Fugendake, the main peak of Mount Unzen ... a deadly pyroclastic flow on June ...
In 1991 while filming a Japanese volcano called Unzen, they and 40 others were ... the result of dozens of pyroclastic flows. Buildings were buried to the rooftops. Fiske got into his work by ...
Mount Spurr has been showing signs of an eruption since last year, but scientists think one is even more imminent.
Fiery lava poured down the side of Mount Etna as its southeast crater erupted on Tuesday, April 22, sending plumes of smoke into the night sky. This video, filmed by Etna Walk, shows bursts of lava ...
“Residents were also warned of possible hazards such as sudden explosive eruption, lava flow, ash fall, rockfall, lahar during heavy rains, and pyroclastic flow,” wrote Inquirer.net, citing PHIVOLCS.
Homes would turn to dust under the weight of dense ash as those caught up in the currents of pyroclastic flows were killed instantly by superheated debris. For now, Mt. Fuji remains still - a ...
A 3-kilometer radius around the crater/peak is also off-limits due to the danger of pyroclastic fall. "Furthermore, communities and visitors must remain vigilant for potential hot clouds, lava flows, ...
Japanese officials have raised the volcanic alert for Mount Shinmoe to Level 3 on ... up to 4 kilometers from the crater, and that pyroclastic flows could travel around 2 kilometers.