helens volcano erupted today, it was the worst eruption of that mountain in 123 years. at least five people were killed fleeing down the mountainside and more feared dead. at 8:32 this morning, mt. st. helens shuddered with a strong earthquake. the explosion was heard more than 100 miles away, the volcano spewed out a huge cloud of ash, 2 miles across and up to 10 miles in the air. the force of the blast at least as big as the hiroshima bomb, 100 million tons of rock blown off the top. possibly as much blown up from below. what happened, this bulging twisting north face of the mountain seen here before the blast exploded laterally, the force and heat of the event totally destroyed an area eight miles long, 15 miles wide. volcanic ash was carried as far as the dakotas today. in spokane, 200 miles east, the dust was so thick, some people wore gas masks.
north sumatra on saturday. plumes of ash, up to 700 degrees hot, spewed more than a mile into the sky. then they raced down the slope in just two to three minutes. sama foesen has the latest on this developing story. reporter: search and rescue teams have finally managed to get into the area where 15 people were killed aren t mt. s sinabung this weekend. a cloud of ash came spewing out of this active volcano at 160 miles per hour. and the temperature, 1,000 fahrenheit, 700 degrees celsius, killing the people instantly. it s not known why they were there. some of them were students. others were villagers, apparently trying to get back to their homes. now, more than 30,000 people have been forced to evacuate the area, living in emergency evacuation centers for months
become the first triple crown winner in 35 years. coverage of the race begins today at 2:30 p.m. eastern on nbc sports network and it continues with the preakness stakes at 4:30 p.m. eastern on nbc. in today s then and now, 33 years ago today a massive eruption in the northwest. here s heidi schulman reporting on the nbc nightly news back in 1980. at 8:32 this morning mt. st. helens shuddered with a strong earthquake. the explosion was heard more than 100 miles away. the volcano spewed out a huge cloud of ash, two miles across and up to ten miles in the air, and it opened up sending mud floes in the plank. officials were unable to get close enough to confirm the lava flow. today, mt. st. healen s is quiet. and the mt. st. helen s institute unveiled new website
sheriff office on the phone with me. cindy? yes, it is. the standoff going on for hours and hours. when did police finally enter the bunker? about 9:15 our s.w.a.t. teams used an explosive in breach the roof that enabled them to get enough had a stru see in. they saw a body. they were able to get in there and find the person that appears we believe it s keller. appears he s been dead for some time. what did it look like inside that bunker? what was in there? well, we haven t actually been able to go in and do a thorough search at this point. we still believe that it s possibly boobytraps, maybe exclusives. because his mentality and we want to make sure it s safe to enter. our bomb dispose s unit will slowly take their time to go in and clear the bunker before we ll actually go in to do a good search. are you aware of any exits built into this bunker? from what i understand, he had a main entrance and it appears to be a, some type of escape or back door. can
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