Nevada del ruiz

• What type of plate boundary is found at the Nevada del ruiz volcanoe ?

  convergent the nazca plate subducting beneath the south american
• What type of volcanic emissions were released ?

  Pyroclastic flows
• What did the pyroclastic flows mix with ?

  The ash mixed with the glacial flood waters creating lahars
• How much farm land was lost ?

  3400 hectares and 150000 animals which cost around $7.7 billion
• How many people were killed ?

  23000
• Some say it was the governments fault for neglect and not informing the people of the threat
• Roads communications and services were destroyed
• who organised rescue and medical care ?

  coloumbian red cross
• who distributed medical care ?


  the military who also are lifted victims
• How many doses of tetanus and typhoid vaccines were given ?


  80000
• What was develped as a result ?

  evacuation plans and education about the dangers of the volcanoe