1. Nevado del Ruiz
The "Sleeping Lion"

2. Nevado del Ruiz The Facts
NEVADO DEL RUIZ IS IN COLUMBIA, S AMERICA
5,321 METRES HIGH WITH SNOW ON SUMMIT
HEIGHEST ACTIVE VOLCANO IN THE WORLD

3. The volcano starts to erupt

4. Pyroclastic flows melt the snow and ice
Lahars run down the river valleys
50m deep mixture of mud, water and rock

5. Lahars follow the rivers
River banks overflow

6. Lahars flood the fields and villages
Houses are washed away

7. 5000 homes destroyed

8. 23,000 People killed

9. Reasons why there was so much damage and why so many people died
Armero was built on old mud flows from previous eruptions and was in danger from the volcano
The Lahars moved very quickly and were very powerful so that they destroyed everything
The eruption and lahars happened at night when people were in bed sleeping
The people did not heed the warnings to evacuate from the town and villages earlier that day
Rescue was very difficult with all the roads and bridges damaged or covered in the floods

10. The Lion sleeping again

11. Mr Manson says
Some very good work and presentation Philip. A good mix of pictures, writing and explanation. Well done! Keep this up! A1