MAY 1980
Aerials of the blast zone
This video documents of the totality of destruction in the blast zone.
It starts in one of the valleys on approach to the mountain. The trees are still standing but the river below shows the effects of the mud and debris flows that cascaded off the mountain.
There is some video from inside the cockpit of the helicopter then at 4:20 into the video the copter turns to see the edges of the lahar that had buried much of the valley. Roads can be seen that crisscross the area, now cleared of vegetation.
At 6:00 into the video it becomes completely barren as the copter enters the blast zone.
At 7:00 in to the video the pilots spot the shell of a car, buried in the ash.
7:30 into the clip the hulk of a truck is spotted.
The video continues to survey the area providing the first views of the destruction. Towards the end of the video are glimpses of the peak, still miles away and still steaming.
This is newly restored video from the KGW archives converted to full HD.
It is presented in it's original 4x3 registration.
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