This “extreme lahar risk” sign is on the northern side of the Whangaehu valley on the E flank of Ruapehu with the September 2007 lahar in the background, the second lahar down this path that year. The bridge visible beyond the sign was damaged by the lahars.

Photo by Janine Krippner, 2007.

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Galleries: Preparedness

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Ruapehu