Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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When you hear the words "volcanic eruption," you most certainly think of the eruption of Vesuvius that devastated Pompeii in the year 79. Perhaps you also think of the eruption of Mount St. Helens that wiped out six hundred square kilometers of Washington State.

But, did you know that the deadliest volcanic eruption of the twentieth century took place on French territory?

Let us look at Mount Pelée.