Pyroclastic flows occurred frequently during the October 1974 eruption, and residents of nearby fincas (farms) are seen here carrying goods across a field in front of the pyroclastic flow descending the eastern flank behind them. Despite the frequency and magnitude of the pyroclastic flows, they affected relatively sparsely populated flanks of the volcano and produced no fatalities.

Photo by William Buell, 1974.

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Galleries: Pyroclastic Flows

Keywords: pyroclastic flow | pyroclastic density current (PDC) | eruption | explosive eruption | ash | plume

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