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A ground-hugging cloud of incandescent lava particles suspended by searing turbulent gases called a pyroclastic surge moved at hurricane speed down the southwest flank of the volcano, reaching Saint-Pierre at 8:02 a.m. Escape from the city was virtually impossible.
The stratovolcano's 1902 eruption destroyed the town of Saint-Pierre, killing 29,000 to 30,000 people in the space of a few minutes, in the worst volcanic disaster of the 20th century. [6] The main eruption, on 8 May 1902, left only three known survivors.
W czasie erupcji całkowitemu zniszczeniu uległa położona prawie 7 km od wierzchołka wulkanu ówczesna stolica wyspy Saint-Pierre, a życie straciło między 28 a 40 tys. ludzi. Pierwsze oznaki aktywności. Pierwszymi oznakami ponownego przebudzenia wulkanu były fumarole, zaobserwowane na szczycie wulkanu już w 1889 roku.
Mount Pelée, active volcanic mountain on the Caribbean island of Martinique. Situated 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Fort-de-France, it reaches an elevation of 4,583 feet (1,397 metres). Pelée, whose name is a French term meaning “Bald,” consists of layers of volcanic ash and lavas.
7 kwi 2015 · One of these volcanoes, Mount Pelée, sat just 7 kilometers from St. Pierre and soared almost 1,400 meters above the city. Its smooth, verdant slopes lumbered down to the sea, cut in places by deep, raw gashes. Its summit crater drew adventurous hikers who occasionally caught whiffs of putrid gases.
11 lip 2017 · The eruption of Mount Pelee was the worst volcanic disaster of the 20th century. In less than a minute, the volcano eviscerated the entire city of St. Pierre, the biggest city in the Caribbean island of Martinique. More than 30,000 people died — and only three made it out alive.
Mount Pelee, the most renowned volcano of the West Indies, towers above the city of St. Pierre, which it destroyed during a major eruption in 1902. Pelee is the most active volcano of the Lesser Antilles, producing at least 20 major explosive eruptions during the past 5000 years. Extensive deposits of pyroclastic flows mantle the volcano.
