December 4th, 2007
posted by Paul Rega, MD, FACEP December 4, 2007 @ 2:01 am
…1951, superheated gases roll down Mount Catarman (Phillipines) killing 500 people & hundreds of animals.
Because no major eruption had occurred here since 1875, villagers were not too concerned about living near Mount Catarman. On December 4, however, the volcano erupted, sending lava and hot ash sweeping down the slopes. In minutes, 500 people had perished along with hundreds of animals, burnt and even mummified by the dehydrating gas clouds. Source: http://library.thinkquest.org/C003603/english/volcanoes/casestudies.shtml#29
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