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Mount Vesuvius Eruption 79 AD: 16,000 Deaths in 24 Hours

Mount Vesuvius Eruption 79 AD: 16,000 Deaths in 24 Hours

Oct 14, 2025-By Caiden Pannell

The Mount Vesuvius eruption 79 AD killed 16,000 in Pompeii and Herculaneum. Pyroclastic surges struck at dawn after 24 hours of pumice fall.

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