Vesuvius eruption kills 30 persons
Allied HQ, Naples, Italy (UP) –
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius killed more than 30 persons and injured several scores, the Allied Military Government announced.
Many of the casualties were caused by falling stones or by roofs collapsing under the weight of volcanic ash while the occupants were asleep in their dwellings, AMG reported.
The volcano was still spouting cinders and ashes today, but the lava flow appeared to have subsided.
AMG reported 12 persons were killed in Nocera, province of Salerno, and nine in Pagani when roofs collapsed. Flying stones killed three in Terzigno, province of Naples.
Two children were believed killed in San Sebastiano when the molten lava flow caused a cistern to explode.