🌋 December 16, 1631: The Vesuvius Eruption 😇⛪
Preceded by seismic tremors and ground deformation, the powerful eruption of Vesuvius on December 16, 1631, broke a 130-year period of inactivity, leaving a trail of destruction and over 400 casualties.
As residents of Portici and Torre del Greco fled en masse towards Naples, the rainfall transformed the ash into disastrous mudflows (lahars) that overwhelmed the villages below.
The eruptive event lasted for 17 days. Neapolitan popular belief holds that the eruption concluded only after the statue of Saint Januarius (San Gennaro) was displayed, as evidenced by the artwork of Domenico Gargiulo.
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