One of the most tragic volcanic events of the 20th century occurred in Colombia, on November 13, 1985, when an eruption of Nevado del Ruiz produced lahars that swept down river valleys and destroyed communities in its path. Over 23,000 people perished and many were left homeless. Vowing that the tragedy should never happen again, the USGS and USAID-Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance created the Volcano Disaster Assistance Program to support in-country scientists and agencies at the invitation
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One of the most tragic volcanic events of the 20th century occurred in Colombia in 1985, when an eruption of Nevado del Ruiz generated lahars that swept down river valleys and destroyed communities in its path. With little warning, the volcano began erupting on the afternoon of November 13, 1985. Ash and muddy rain began to fall. Communities were alerted but no formal decision was made to evacuate. Later that evening, a stronger eruption produced pyroclastic flows and surges that mixed with snow
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