While the mountain rumbled some 30 miles [50 km] away, giving a clear warning, the townspeople were told simply to remain calm. More than 21,000 died in the mudflows that engulfed the city.
पण गावापासून सुमारे ५० किलोमीटर दूर असलेला हा डोंगर जेव्हा कांपत होता तेव्हा गावातील लोकांना, शांत राहण्यास सांगण्यात आले.