1970 Ancash earthquake
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The 1970 Ancash earthquake occurred on 31 May off the coast of Peru in the Pacific Ocean at 15:23:29 local time. Combined with a resultant landslide, it is the most catastrophic natural disaster in th
U.S. first lady Pat Nixon led American aid efforts after the earthquake. She aided in taking relief supplies to earthquake victims (above) and visited children in hospitals (below).
Pat Nixon in Peru Consuelo Velasco 1970
The 1970 Huascarán Debris Avalanche occurred on May 31 1970, when a debris avalanche and mudflow triggered by the Ancash earthquake destroyed the town of Yungay, Peru and 10 nearby villages, leaving u
Yungay Viejo (old Yungay) in 1980, ten years after the disaster
View of Nevado Huascarán from Yungay
Upper level of the Yungay cemetery and Cristo Redentor statue
Aerial view of the damage, showing the origin point on Huascarán and debris fans in the valley below