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2020 eruption of Pico de Sangue
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Pyroclastic flow runs down the southern cliff of Pico de Sangue, 16 September 2020
Start dateSeptember 15, 2020
End dateOctober 8, 2020
LocationPico de Sangue, Vasconha Town, Demora Province, Maracao
VEI6
Impactlarge scale loss of life, mass destruction of property, significant economic devastation
Deaths40,000–80,000 (est.)
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Map detailing the quantity of ash fallout due to the eruption across Asterias Superior and Inferior

The 2020 eruption of Pico de Sangue occurred at the the Pico de Sangue volcano in central Maracao between September 15 and October 8, 2020. The phreatomagmatic eruption measured a 6 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index, the largest in modern Maracan history and one of the largest eruptions recorded in recent years. Over the course of 23 days, large scale destruction across Maracao occurred as a direct result of the eruption, including pyroclastic flows, lahars, and extensive volcanic plumes that massively disrupted economic activity across the entire Arucian. With around 40,000 to 80,000 casualties estimated as a direct result of the eruption, including nearly 25,000 when Guajaratuba was hit by a pyroclastic flow, it is the deadliest natural disaster in recent Asterian history. The disaster was followed by a transnational aid effort that included contributions from the AIS, ASTCOM, COMSED, the Euclean Community, NVO, ROSPO as well as contributions by CoN-affiliated aid commissions.

Widespread economic disruption arose from large-scale deposits of fine ash that were blown across the Arucian Sea. Among the worst affected countries were Maracao itself, Imagua and the Assimas, Aucuria, Sainte-Chloé, Nuvania and Eldmark. Disruption to trade and tourism was extensive from flights that were grounded for almost a month, and sea-based travel was also made less frequent due to the ash. Agriculture suffered as livestock were killed by ash inhalation and consumption, and the region entered a large-scale economic recession following the eruption. Production of tropical goods such as tobacco, citrus, bananas, pineapples, avocadoes, mangoes, nuts and chilis declined for months after the eruption. Maracao's real GDP growth for 2020 was the lowest since the Sugar Crash, and in much of the Arucian it was the most significant recession since the 2005 global financial crisis.

Prelude to the eruption

Escalation and eruption

Effects and aftermath

Ash clouds

Effects on aircraft

Effects on agriculture

Pyroclastic flows

Local economic devastation

Destruction of buildings in Maracao

Casualties

Environmental effects

Economic impact by country

Aucuria

Eldmark

Imagua and the Assimas

Maracao

Nuvania

Sainte-Chloé

Aid

Domestic

International

References