St Helens Earthquake

This volcano had its largest eruption on May 18, 1980. The ash and dust from the eruption reached as far as the Central United States. A total of 57 people died during the eruption that lasted 9 hours. 85 miles of highway and 15 miles of railways were destroyed. What would someone say about this natural disaster who was there?

It was a normal day for my grandma, but when she turns on the news it became very far from normal. She see’s that Mt. St Helens erupts. After that, she looks outside, but doesn’t see any ash yet. She then tells my grandpa about this. He was just outside working in his shop and is not surprised about this because of what he had heard before on the radio. He then goes outside and then finally starts to see the ash in the distance. He then gets my aunt who was only 7 at the time, and shows her the ash in the sky. They get inside quickly before the ash gets to their house.
Everyone at the house was inside and if they had to go outside they would wear masks. The eruption lasted for many more hours after that. My grandma didn’t know what to do when this was happening. She was watching the news later that night and saw that 57 people died. They had to clean ash for the next several days after the eruption.

What would you have done if this happened in present day? This interview was a first hand look into what happened in Colville, Washington The eruption was the volcano's largest eruption ever. How would you react to this? Do you think that this is interesting? Would you want to see a volcano