Tungurahua Disaster #4 is a photograph by Ivan Kashinsky which was uploaded on April 8th, 2018.
Tungurahua Disaster #4
A cross stands in front of Mama Tungurahua, an active volcano, on August 18, 2006. Late Wednesday night on August 16th Tungurahua began to erupt... more
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Tungurahua Disaster #4
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Ivan Kashinsky
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A cross stands in front of "Mama" Tungurahua, an active volcano, on August 18, 2006. Late Wednesday night on August 16th Tungurahua began to erupt sending lava down the sides of the mountain, throwing volcanic rocks the size of baseballs and covering the local communities with ash. The town of Palictagua was hit hard by the disaster when lava came through the village killing six people and seriously burning a fourteen-year-old boy. The volcano erupted in July of this year and in 1999 as well. The last series of serious eruptions was between 1915 and 1925. It is said that Tungurahua will blow again in the near future, but nobody know when. People in the surrounding communities lost everything and almost 800 families are living in shelters.
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April 8th, 2018
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