Natural disasters

                                              Mount Tarawera Eruption

Mount Tarawera is currently a sleeping volcano situated in the north island in Rotorua.

Mountains or hills typically conical having a crater or vent through which lava,rock fragments,hot vapour and gas are or have been erupted from the earth's crust

The Mount Tarawera eruption lasted six hours and caused massive destruction.several villages were destroyed along with the most famous  silica hot springs known as the Pink and White Terraces. Approximately 120 people, nearly all Māori, lost their lives.Early hours of June 10th 1886 people awoke from their slumber to the sound of lightning,earthquakes and fountains of molten rock.

Cloud of smoke and ash up to 10 km high people as far as blenheim heard the terrifying noise of the mount Tarawera eruption some thought it was a attack by an Russian warship which had recently visited Wellington.A 17-km-long rift split Mount Tarawera and extended as far south as Waimangu. The land was covered with millions of tonnes of ash and remains of rubbish and bodies.lakes were transformed and bushes were flattened.The eruption ended at dawn the ash made the day as dark as night.

The pink and white terraces were destroyed Rotorua’s tourist attraction was destroyed people were killed and badly injured citizens of Rotorua were devastated of what had happened.