How did people die in the eruption of Vesuvius?

Answer 1

Many people died in the Vesuvius disaster because they were too stubborn or stupid to leave. Vesuvius didn't just all of a sudden explode. Many historians believe that there were tremors and small earthquakes for weeks before the big bang. The water supply also began to dry up. These were warning signs and many people paid attention to them and did leave. Proof of this is in the population estimate. Pompeii is said to have around 30,000 inhabitants at the most, but only about 1100 bodies have been unearthed so far. This is a small number of the total population, proving that many heeded the warning and got out.

Answer 2

Residents of Pompeii and Hercualaneum died from Pyroclastic flow which is a fast-moving current of superheated gas (which can reach temperatures of about 1,000 °C (1,830 °F)) and rock (collectively known as tephra), which reaches speeds moving away from a volcano of up to 700 km/h (450 mph). Toxic gasses and suffocation from ash.

Answer 3

Many people died during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD due to suffocation from the volcanic gases and ash, as well as from the intense heat and pyroclastic flows that swept through the area. Some were also crushed or buried by collapsing buildings and structures. The eruption was sudden and violent, giving people little time to escape.

Answer 4

Since Pompeii was buried 10' deep of ash, many were killed.

Answer 5

Two thousand people died in 79 AD.