Learning From Experience - Lahars

Lahars elsewhere ...

The 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines deposited a large volume of loose pyroclastic material on the volcano’s steep slopes. The loose material and the heavy rainfall in the Philippines generated hundreds of lahars, some of which have been enormous. Timely evacuation meant that only a few hundred people were killed directly by the 1991 eruption. Far more have been killed or injured by lahars since then. These lahars will continue to be a problem for decades (Volcano World).

Church buried by Pinatubo lahars.
Photo credit: MTU Volcanoes

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