2000 people of this city turned to stone due to the eruption of the volcano, lava continued to come out for two consecutive days.
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Dt. 29 September 2023, Friday
This is about a city that was once very prosperous and prosperous. But overnight the lava turned into a graveyard. And because of that every human living here was turned into stone. With this, the city was only written in the pages of history. We are talking about the city of Pompeii (Pompeii Volcanic Eruption) in Italy. Hundreds of years ago, a terrible volcano erupted here. The name of which is Mount Vesuvius (Mount Vesuvius). The entire city was destroyed due to the eruption of the volcano. Let's get complete information about it.
Earthquakes used to occur in the city from time to time
According to an information, there was a huge explosion in Mount Vesuvius on 24 August 79 AD. According to information, more than 11 thousand people lived in this city. Big houses and buildings could be seen on all sides of the city. The specialty of this city was that it had arable and fertile land. Earthquakes used to occur in the city from time to time, but no one knew that one day the whole city would be destroyed.
2000 people were killed alive in this volcano
The volcano erupted here on the evening of August 24 and continued for two consecutive days. According to a news report, 13 percent of the city's total population, i.e. about 2000 people, lost their lives in this volcano. The famous Roman historian Pliny wrote two letters in which he says that he witnessed the eruption of this volcano. In which lava was seen rising to a great height in the sky and billows of smoke enveloped the entire area. Talking about other surrounding areas, a total of 16 thousand people died.
The volcano last erupted in 1944
Hundreds of people were trapped alive in this volcano. The flames raged in this volcano for two consecutive days. The living were turned to stone. It is said that the temperature in the city reached 400 degrees Celsius. However, efforts are now being made to make the city fruitful again. According to an information, UNESCO has declared this city as a World Heritage.
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