Nevado del Ruiz
CountryColombia
TypeStratovolcano
Elevation5321 m
Last Eruption2024
About Nevado del Ruiz
Site of the deadliest volcanic disaster of the 20th century. The 1985 eruption created a lahar that killed 23,000+ in Armero. Scientists warned the government but evacuation came too late. Covered in glaciers making lahars almost certain during any eruption.
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