On the very day of the eruption, with the help of a traveling Christian minister serving in that area, arrangements were made for relief activities. Before long, relief supplies were arriving from neighboring congregations.
पळ काढाव्या लागणाऱ्‍या लोकांमध्ये ४६ यहोवाचे साक्षीदार होते, पण त्यांना वाऱ्‍यावर सोडण्यात आले नाही.