villagers flee pyroclastic flows' from Guatemala's Volcano which has killed at least 69(TR)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ ^ | 6/6/18 | JULIAN ROBINSON

[BBell]

'Run, it's coming. Let's go!' Dramatic moment truck is swallowed by an ash cloud as villagers flee '1300 Fahrenheit pyroclastic flows' from Guatemala's Volcano of Fire which has killed at least 69

Death toll from eruption of Guatemala's Volcano of Fire has risen to 69 and is expected to climb further today

Crews digging through debris on smouldering terrain after volcano exploded in a hail of ash and molten rock

'Pyroclastic flows' of boiling ash, rock and water engulfed homes with temperatures climbing to 1,300F

In places it was still too hot to pull out bodies so thickly coated with ash that they looked like Pompeii statues

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This is the dramatic moment a truck was swallowed by an ash cloud as Guatemala's Volcano of Fire erupted claiming 69 lives.

Footage filmed from inside the vehicle shows the driver sounding the horn and performing a u-turn in the road as a giant mass of smoke gathers in the background.

Someone can be heard shouting 'run, it's coming. Let's go!' as fellow motorists attempt to flee the eruption. But as the truck drives off down the road, it suddenly becomes engulfed by the toxic cloud, plunging the vehicle into darkness.

The clip emerged after the volcano exploded in a hail of ash, smoke and molten rock. Emergency crews continue to work through the debris and mud on smouldering terrain still hot enough to melt shoe soles.

Bodies were coated with thick ash and rescuers were forced to use sledgehammers to break through the roofs of houses buried in debris up to their rooflines to try to see if anyone was trapped inside.

It came after searing flows of lava, ash and rock mixed with water and debris gushed down the volcano's flanks, blocking roads and burning homes.

[4yearlurker]

The photos I saw are reminiscent of the Pompeii plaster bodies. Drudge has a pic up of children laying dead next to an adult covered in ash. Tragic.

[BBell]

Very tragic for the little ones.

[JimSEA]

I think we are at an early point in the understanding of volcanos, hot spots and differing eruptions even at the same location. For instance, Toba, Hawaii locations, Yellowstone, and others thought to be hot spots have had very different types of eruptions. Hawaii rarely has Rhyolitic explosions but they are rare. Yellowstone acts as a shield volcano erupting blankets of basaltic lava. Why?.. the interior plumbing changes. There are some good ideas but they are incomplete.