Natural disaster: Mount St Helens

• Erupted in 1980
• Caused destruction in an area of 600km^2
• Surrounding forests flattened
• Lahar destroyed 200 houses
• Mountain height reduced by 400m
• 7,000 large animals died

%%Short-term responses%%

• As the volcano was $monitored$ and predicted to erupt, people were $evacuated$
• $Ash$ took 10 weeks and millions of dollars to remove
  • Provided 200,000 $jobs$
• $Electricity$ was restored

^^Long term responses^^

• Millions of $trees$ were $replanted$
• Farmers were given $compensation$ for their losses
• Government gave money to $rebuild damaged buildings$ and $transport$