Many of the deaths at Mt.St.Helens on May 18,1980 were related to ________________.
A)the earthquake that preceded the eruption
B)people being overcome by fast-flowing basaltic lava
C)ash fall hundreds of miles away
D)suffocation from a carbon dioxide cloud
E)the effects of lateral blast

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The lateral blast was a powerful explosion of hot gas and rock that traveled at high speeds (~300mph) horizontally from the volcano, claiming many lives and causing significant damage.

Many of the Deaths at Mt