The landslide, probably a pyroclastic flow of hot ash and debris, swept through the ancient Shimabara City, killing as many as 10,000 people. As debris plunged into the sea and tremors shook the ...

A pyroclastic flow is a deadly, fast-moving mix of superhot gases and volcanic matter. Shimabara Mayor Ryuzaburo Furukawa noted in a speech that the volcano is still unstable. “A 100-million ...

SHIMABARA, Nagasaki Prefecture--Three cars ... On June 3, 1991, Fugendake blew its top, triggering a massive pyroclastic flow. Of the 43 victims, 16 members of the media and four taxi drivers ...