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The 1919 eruption of Kelut volcano in Indonesia produced devastating pyroclastic flows and lahars that killed over 5,000 persons.

  • Kelut volcano has been notorious for the repeated ejection of crater-lake water during eruptions, producing devastating lahars.  A series of tunnels and shafts were constructed in the 1920's to lower the lake level and reduce the hazards of eruptions.  Photograph by John Dvorak, 1980, U.S. Geological Survey.
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  • This  August 1922 photo taken from the Northwest, shows the still vegetation-free summit of kelut volcano following the powerful May 1919 eruption and the relatively mild December 1920 eruption.  The 1919 eruption produced devastating pyroclastic flows and lahars that killed over 5,000 people.  Photo courtesy of Volcanological Survey of Indonesia.
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