The Mount Unzen Disaster - A Tribute to Lost Life - 30th Year Anniversary

[@海野カモメ-c9w]

覚えています。救助に向かった自衛隊のヘリコプターが火山灰を吸い込んで飛べなくなった。タバコの葉畑に不時着してしまい、危険な状態で避難する途中、道から犬が数匹こちらに向かって来ました。隊員が犬に「お前らも来い！ついてこい！急げ逃げるぞ!」と一緒に走って避難しました。その後のことはわかりませんが、命あるものを全て助けたいと思う隊員のやさしさに涙しました。あらためてこの映像を見て胸に詰まるものがありました。このことを忘れず、教訓とすることが失われた命に対して、供養となることと思います。

[@カスミソウ-q3v]

大変なことが起きていると、たまたまテレビで知りました。

[@カスミソウ-q3v]

桜島の噴火した時も離れてましたがが、心配してました。見ていても、不安を感じてました。

[@migimatu.k8155]

映像記録を憶えています。隊長さんだったかの方が電話ボックスで不時着を告げ、他の隊員さん達に退避命令を告げながら必死に避難されていました。その途中に出会った犬と自衛隊の方々は、地上で救助に向かっていた車両や避難中のタクシーに乗車でき、無事に助かっていた筈です。

[@mikearisbrocken8507]

I had to use Google Translate, but that is such an emotional story. Thank you for sharing it.

[@joaquinvaleri7022]

Alguna vez escuchaste de mi país Argentina?

[@tadakun2560]

TVクルーを何度も退避させようと消防署、警察署の人達が注意したのもかかわらず欲の為にTVクルーは逃げずに消防署員警察署員達が犠牲になった悲しい事故。何年たっても日本のメディアは同じ事を繰り返してる。

[@joaquinvaleri7022]

Yo soy de Argentina y escuchaste sobre los barra bravas

[@GoodGood-vb8gm]

害死警察，就算是死了，也應該受到審判，以警戒其他人，而不是把他們捧為英雄，好像泰國那些足球隊男孩和他們的教練，不顧警告，進入山洞，一個救援人員死亡，周邊農作物因抽水被淹坏，農民沒有得到賠償，那些男孩還被捧為英雄。

[@GoodGood-vb8gm]

Their actions led to the death of police officers, even if they had died, should be tried in court to serve as a warning to others, rather than hailing them as heroes, just like those boys on the Thai football team and their coach who entered a cave despite warnings and a rescuer died, and the surrounding area crops were damaged by water pumping, farmers were not compensated, and the boys were hailed as heroes.

[@GoodGood-vb8gm]

彼らの行為により警察官が死亡したとしても、法廷で裁かれるべきである。これは他の人への警告だと考えてください。タイのサッカーチームの少年たちは警告を無視し、コーチと同じように洞窟に入った。救助隊員は死亡し、周辺地域の農作物は揚水によって被害を受けたが、農民には補償はなく、少年たちは英雄として称賛された

[@joaquinvaleri7022]

@GoodGood-vb8gm y oíste de Monte Pinatubo y Ucrania

[@Kazuki_Aozaki]

雲仙普賢岳のある長崎出身で、父は元警察官です。1991/6/3の大火砕流で警察官が2名、消防団員12名が殉職しました。彼らは、避難勧告が出ていた場所で取材をした人たちの巻き添えで亡くなりました。取材していた彼らがそこにいなければ、死なずに済んだ人たちです。もしかしたら、殉職していたのは、私の父だったかもしれなかったのです。単なる自然災害ではありません。 I am from Nagasaki Prefecture where Unzen Fugendake is located, and my father is a former police officer. 2 police officers and 12 firemen were killed in the great pyroclastic flow on 6/3/1991. They died as collateral damage to those who were covering the area where the evacuation advisory had been issued. If they had not been there, they would not have died. It could have been my father who would have been killed in the line of duty. This was not just a natural disaster.

[@joaquinvaleri7022]

That same year was Mount Pinatubo and how about Ukraine And i'm from Córdoba Argentina

[@sn5669]

I cannot forget the scream of the man at 16:47, after falling. He was one of the local fire fighters who were trying to persuade the media crews to evacuate according to the order and stayed there for them till the last minute and caught by the heat storm. While a good footage was captured, many unnecessary deaths were caused by the arrogance of the media crews there who even committed crimes of tresspassing private properties and theft, for their "scoop".

[@FearFusionGaming]

Video title?

[@MikiBorahae]

agree with you. the man saying "even if he dies, he doesn't care" how sad. but the families left behing did.

[@erichvonmanstein6876]

Wasnt no scream fool

[@joaquinvaleri7022]

Football Hooliganism

[@Tubingenstr]

@@erichvonmanstein6876 You may find another video with his last scream.

[@Nina-t2n4x]

16:47 He was a member of the local fire brigade and was asked by the evacuated residents to monitor their homes for the media who were entering their homes and using electricity without permission. He moved from the evacuation site to a building near the filming location, which was closer to the volcano, and while performing his surveillance duties, he and more than a dozen other fire fighters were struck by the disaster. At that time, he had difficulty breathing due to burns on his airways from inhaling hot gases through his breathing. The photographer arranged for an ambulance, but he died at the hospital where he was taken. The actual unedited video contains his screams of grief. This shocking video was traumatic for me as a child at the time. This incident not only brought the danger of pyroclastic flows to the attention of the Japanese people, but is also deeply engraved in their minds as a man-made disaster caused by the mass media, which ignored warnings from the police and fire departments and continued to enter the danger zone in search of more extreme images of the eruption for viewer ratings.

[@豚丼太郎]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpebiYOKa6qZjLc

[@laroudoune]

with a volcano that continuously spits wisps of sulfur, soot and slag particles and he walks around the countryside without an emergency mask with at least a small portable oxygen canister in case the air becomes unbreathable?? it's not very professional and what about their civilian clothes... rip this man and his colleagues but the officials who sent them are at fault.

[@laroudoune]

Il me semble inutile de s’approcher d’un volcan qui se comporte de la même façon que tous les autres quand ils entrent en activité Les Krafft voulaient trop en faire , ça leur a couté la vie. Il fallait dégager des qu’ils ont senti que les explosions devenaient incontrôlables. Ils ont voulu filmer mais la poussée pyroclastique n’a pas attendu.Chaleur infernale, poussières et particules incandescentes , air saturé de matières sulfurées , on n’y survit pas même équipé, , vaut mieux déguerpir..!! Pas besoin d’être volcanologues de renom pour le comprendre

[@GALACTUS-WORLD-EATER]

very sad to know this..

[@shable1436]

Pyroclastic flows cannot be imagined, and this modern day footage is a gold mine of information on how it happens, we owe these camera crews, even ones stealing power, for the art of preservation, our gratitude. This man on the ground writhing in pain looks exactly like the molds of bodies excavators found in Pompeii laying on the ground frozen in the pyroclastic flow build up of ash, and we couldn't imagine what they must have went through until looking at this.

[@Isabella-nh5dm]

Quite incredible footage of this incident. I have always thought it to be so sad that they always say 'the Krafft's and 41 others lost their lives'. The names of the 'others' are important as well. The Krafft's 'played' with volcanos. They were high profile because several documentaries with their camera footage were funded for production and broadcast. But, there were many notable vulcanologists along with emergency responders, general public and news personnel that lost their lives here. They have literally been ignored in media but are no less deserving of mention.

[@zacinator9094]

That is very true and unfortunate. My intention with this video was to commemorate all lives lost, but it was very hard to place a focused emphasis on the other poor souls who died (especially when making a video like this, with little to no dialogue and all) when there is little information out there about them. That is why I made sure to emphasize the exact amount of individuals and their occupations in the video description, and tried to exclude footage of the Kraffts up until the very end (the final song by Olivier Floro was titled 'Katia and Maurice,' so it felt appropriate for that section to be dedicated to them) so it came off as a somewhat balanced tribute to all victims across the board. May they all rest in peace.

[@geoffreylee5199]

They were fools!

[@trish3754]

They do indeed 😢

[@GoodPlayerGabe]

@@zacinator9094 12 Days Later Mt Pinatubo Which is near The Largest Us Base Ever Clark Air Base In The Philippine Erupted On June 15th 1991

[@dawnanderson4967]

@@geoffreylee5199 💀💀💀

[@papasmodelcarroom8450]

Wow one of the best documentaries I've ever seen and they didn't say a word. UNBELIEVABLE.

[@ア艦これ-q6c]

以前別の動画で、この動画があるとあり、探していたものです。今自分も、この人たちと同じく何かあったときには命をかけなければならない職業についています。例え避難指示に従わなかった者がいたとしても、その人たちのために残って見張りをしなければならない。一刻も早く自分たちも避難したかっただろうに…。私もいつか、このような最後を迎えてしまうのかもしれません。このような状況下でも、彼らのような勇気ある行動を取れるようになりたいです。

[@joaquinvaleri7022]

Qué?

[@よーよーすけ]

当時、私は10歳くらいでした。 KZbinを経て、30数年経った今、当時の事を学びました。 この時、雲仙普賢岳を統括していた日本の地質学の大学教授でさえ、火砕流を見た経験が無く、クラフト夫妻から知識を得て、学んで居ました。 避難しろと忠告しましたが、クラフト夫妻も無謀でした。 しかし彼らとその助手の功績は素晴らしいと共に勇敢だったと思います。 RIP

[@zacinator9094]

Would like to thank all viewers for the outpouring of support and love that this little doco has received. Would also like to apologize for the disappearance of all the comments; I briefly put the video on private without realizing that this would wipe them entirely. Appreciate all the great conversation it sparked. Edit: Never mind; the comments are back!

[@asdyuu3026]

マスゴミのせいでなくなった方に哀悼の意を

[@ウンコ野郎]

だがそのマスゴミとやらのおかげで君も見ている映像が残っているのだよ。

[@josephastier7421]

Some of the best pyroclastic flow video ever recorded. Scary how they can be hidden by atmospheric conditions, only to appear at the last moment.

[@shable1436]

The wind hid the speed well

[@Doru88Vibes]

13:30 ...so fucking creepy 😳

[@Train_Eat_Rest_Repeat]

It's the best footage, but the footage hungry media are partly to blame for the fatalities

[@joaquinvaleri7022]

Mount Pinatubo and Ukraine

[@josephastier7421]

@@joaquinvaleri7022 Unzen is in Japan. Pinatubo made some ginormous flows but it was during a typhoon and there wasn't good video.

[@toshiakimaruyama7839]

The volcanologist ignored the warnings of local residents and continued his work. The same was true for Japanese media personnel. And he was caught in a pyroclastic flow and died. Local residents and the police, who had continued to urge them to evacuate, died in the process. The Japanese have not forgotten that the volcanologist was also responsible for the loss of life that shouldn't have died.

[@Patrick-fo9he]

Exactly, humans at the height of stupidity selfish selfish people. No one deserves to die like that but the fact that others died because of them is unforgivable

[@joaquinvaleri7022]

How about Argentine people

[@joaquinvaleri7022]

​@@Patrick-fo9heFootball Hooliganism

[@Lucinat0r]

A very well done video. Lots of the footage is stuff I havent seen before.

[@PB1776Politics]

The Japanese people are the most stoic brave organized people during a disaster than I have ever witnessed in my life… I just finished watching the series” DAYS “ regarding the Fukushima nuclear tragedy, and those people that were right there in the control rooms in the command center. They were outstanding humans dealing with unbelievable circumstances. And they did it with such grace and humility and honor… Amazing people.

[@joycampi7233]

Agreed

[@naturemontagneetdecouverte9892]

Merci pour le film. Merci pour l'hommage de toute les personnes disparues. Une pensé pour les Kraft. Voisins de mes parents.

[@muhammadikhwannurrosyidin8371]

after seeing this video I'm so grateful for the progress of technological developments now, so using CCTV or drones is much safer than filming directly up close, and if it is damaged due to pyroclastic flows (Semeru Eruption 4 December 2022) it can still be replaced without having to take lives

[@cribbsprojects]

Thank you for this tribute. This event is one to remember. Observe nature and learn.

[@AndrewZelenka]

This brings back memories of Mt. St. Helens. I was 7 years old but still remember everyone and everything covered in ash. My older brothers had to go on the roof of the house to shovel the ash off so it wouldn't collapse. It is indeed horrifying.

[@TheMarychinoCherry]

One of the volcanologist who was observing the saint Helens eruption died at this one

[@martinavaslovik3433]

I knew of this long ago, of the party of over 40 people including Maurice and Katia that has set up on a low plateau near Unzen to observe, where they were all incinerated in a pyroclastic surge, but this is the most extensive footage I have yet seen on the subject. They were doing what they loved right to the very end.

[@corinnehelmer9339]

La meilleure vidéo que j'ai vu jusqu'à présent sur cette catastrophe. Très émouvante !

[@silber724]

This is put together incredibly well. Love the music choice. Everything fit perfectly.

[@JackMellor498]

Harry Glicken has been the one that always stood out to me. He was the protégé of David Johnston and friend, and Glicken was going to be in Johnston’s position on the Coldwater ridge post in May 1980 when MSH erupted. Glicken was disturbed by both how close he could’ve been to death, and the death of his good friend for a good while, obsessing over the photographs of MSH disintegrating and erupting, rather traumatised and unstable he was. I read that the USGS held him in if not contempt, a degree of holding him at arms length for being so obsessive over what fascinated him. He was most interested in volcanic landslides if memory serves me. So for him to die in the same way as his friend and colleague is so tragic and terribly and sadly poignant I guess. Glicken and Johnston remain the only two American volcanologists killed in volcanic eruptions.

[@jamesjackman4638]

I remember watching this on the news back in 1991, so sad that 30 people died that day including 3 world renound volcanologists. Hard to believe that its now been 32 years since this disaster.

[@theskyizblue2day431]

This was my birthday. Just found out about this incident. I am glad to share my birthday with a volcano tragedy.

[@JosephKeenanisme]

A few times watching the "cloud" coming and wanting to yell at the screen to run away. I'm no scholar but I know enough to know how bad of a situation you're in when one of the pyroclastic flow is heading towards you. Not just the idea of the temperature but also the gases and ash particles. Even if you're lucky enough to live through it you're going to have breathing problems down the line. My condolences to the people who lost family and family artifacts. You can replace a house but you can't replace loved ones, pets, or family items that have been passed down through the generations.

[@joaquinvaleri7022]

You heard Mount Pinatubo?

[@デンコウアンジュ-i9b]

マスコミを許すな

[@timsexton]

This is my first time seeing much of the pyroclastic flow video footage detailed in this 30 year tribute to the 1991 Mount Unzen disaster. This was well produced & the music invoked an eerie & emotional effect. *_TRUST !!_*

[@matthewpicard4463]

The shot at 13:29 seems so erie with it almost appearing out of nowhere and bearing down on them. I'd love to know if there was more context behind this piece of footage. I know there were a few shots from people that were hit by the surge but I am not sure where to find them (unless that was it?). Amazing work man. You really did it justice

[@darlenefrymark9838]

This was immeasurably powerful. Brilliantly done! No words needed ... the videos spoke volumes. WOW! I feel nearly 'gut-punched'. I have a better awareness of what it may have resembled to the citizens of Pompeii.

[@Africanfrogs]

They came to my school when I was in elementary. Incredible experience

[@andrewwatkins4852]

I'm so jealous

[@josephastier7421]

Good documentation of an event that is rapidly fading into history.

[@eb0526]

I totally agree 🌺

[@farhanatashiga3721]

Well Pinatubo happening literally two weeks later is probably the main cause of that

[@2345allthebest]

What an amazing historical event... those who suffered and died are forever etched in our collective consciousness as examples of what our planet is capable of - even on such a small scale as Mt Unzen. We have learned much from, if that's any comfort, all those involved and impacted by events such as this. Thank you for sharing.

[@marks1638]

Harry Glicken missed being at Mt Saint Helens that day in 1980, due to his mentor David Johnson taking his place that weekend so Harry could go an interview for his graduate work. Harry never quite got over David Johnson's death. Later his work on volcano debris around Mount Saint Helen led to a landmark study on tall volcanoes and their tendency to collapse, which in led to a better understanding of the formation of hummock fields (groups or formations of knolls or mounds) near tall volcanoes. Glick was the first to determine hummock fields were caused by volcano landslides, not eruptions or natural causes as previously thought. But unfortunately for him, fate caught up to Harry on Mount Unzen eleven years later. RIP to all those who died at both eruptions.

[@pulmoll3]

Best documentation about the 1991 Unzen erpution i have ever seen. Great cutting, great sound and best research for unknown videos.

[@Disasteroid1]

The pyroclastic cloud footage was awesome. Really gives one an idea of the speed of these superhot bastards.

[@brianblackwelder9533]

Mankind can not be afraid to face a mountain that one sees as fear till it is conquered. Rest to the many souls taken that day.😢😢😢

[@j진-h4n]

Im born june.3.1991 pm3:45 in South korea 🇰🇷 心から故人のご冥福を祈ります

[@mirnamagri2404]

¿A qué distancia del volcán estaban ubicados Maurice Kraft y su mujer?

[@titanium9000]

What a great soundtrack by an unknown artist. Eerie, sad, pensive..

[@lllAstridddlll]

Il faut rien regretter Les Krafft nous ont appris beaucoup de chose sur les volcans et sont morts heureux de leur passion , et pas dans n'importe quelle éruption c'est celle du Unzen , une des plus grosse de notre ère ! Paix à toute les âmes qui ont péris ce jour la !

[@sarahivsutterb747]

Madre de Dios - this footages of this volcano eruption are frightening and very scary to watch how much power such a volcanic eruption can have! And the lives who had gone on this time are really shocking and sad! This video here has made me goosebumps on my entire body and I can imagine how it will be if one or more of these huge calderas in the world are going to erupt! Can you all together imagine that - huh? Lovely greetings from Sarah Sutter!

[@neolithikum443]

A hint of fate: The Kraffts had have a discussion about leaving for Pinatubo. If they'd done so they probably would have saved their lives. Harry Glicken, an american vulcanologist, who died that day with the Kraffts, survived 11 years earlier the day of Mount St. Helens. That day he had originally the duty on site but had an appointment so his boss David A. Johnston took over the observation and died there.

[@binboban]

この映像を、もっと沢山の日本人が見なければならない。 教訓とするために。

[@周防富士]

This clearly shows why Japanese traditionally believe in mountain gods. You know some shrines are there only to tell us 'No houses beyond this level.'

[@StormLaker]

What always struck me about this volcano was that despite all the volcanic activity, the slopes were still lush and green........despite the horror of pyroclastic flows racing down the slopes.

[@TheMarychinoCherry]

It's because the volcano deposits a lot of minerals and nutrients for plants to thrive in.. volcanoes both take life and give live

[@Mrtopoboy18]

This compilation is absolutely stunning, great soundtrack and excellent tribute 👏👏👏

[@atrocious_pr0xy]

wow. this was incredible..one of my favorite KZbin videos and I've seen thousands and thousands. What the man said @21:20 was eerie.

[@josephastier7421]

Complacency will get you every time.

[@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking]

@@josephastier7421 True. I was just thinking something last week, when I saw the same footage on the Nat Geo documentary "Volcano!" _It is not foolishness that kills experts, but complacency._

[@william_the_demon6193]

I hadn’t seen the footage of people running with their cameras. It is physically impossible to outrun a PDC, they travel at speeds up to of 700km/hr.

[@william_the_demon6193]

It’s truly horrifying to see

[@mariakelly90210]

Amazing video. Thank you for posting it.

[@philipbahia2707]

I feel so bad for all those who lost their lives in the pyroclastic cloud and the ones that lost their homes,my condulances to the people there.

[@josephastier7421]

20:36 Be careful what you wish for.

[@sebastianclorina1722]

One of the biggest and best pyroclastic flows

[@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking]

Incredible work mate. Breathtaking. The music, and alternating silence - is more powerful than narration. Edit: 17:00 - Oh, poor guy. :( Lying down, behind the wall, was not enough. Most of the Pompeii victims I saw...are in similar poses. The heat contracts the muscles...knees bend, heads bow, lips sneer, fingers curl, and dead arms reach up. It's the most eerie thing in the world to see. I assumed he was dead - then he moves. Heartbreak! :(

[@josephastier7421]

He is the same guy walking down the street moments earlier, fatally burned but still alive. The flow did not catch him there, he has fallen down from his injuries and is in mortal pain. The editors of this video mercifully did not include his screams.

[@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking]

@@josephastier7421 oh my God. How do you this? :(

[@josephastier7421]

@@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking You know it is the same guy by watching, it is obviously him. The audio is somewhat infamous.

[@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking]

@@josephastier7421 I meant, how do you know he didn't survive...but, (then I saw newer comments since I was here last that explain.) I guess he was there to guard properties - he, the media, and many were mislead into thinking the area was safer than it was. (According to some Japanese commenters.) Sad.

[@Annie-rw2ec]

Yes, that's exactly what happened. It's an awful death, the heat of a pyroclastic flow can be over 600 degree 😢

[@bartfoxy112]

The music for this is really eerie and haunting, especially at the beginning bit of the video after the message was played when the first sign's of trouble started to appear. Is there a particular name for that bit of music, and in fact for all of the music that is used in this video? Because it is a brilliant piece and perfect for the mood of this. And also, the video itself is amazing, I know it's not really the best word choice but it really is just astounding to see this kind of event actually happen thanks to the help of video technology.

[@たなあかさ-u7l]

18:26 2名の遺体が写っていますが、当時のニュースで他にも灰色の膨れ上がった遺体が何か所にも転がっている映像を見た記憶が有ります。

[@marche4270]

i would love to know the name of the last song ,? , just amazing and so emotional

[@Stfulolbbq]

As a kid i was a big fan of Volcanoes. And i was impressed by the Krafts. My mom bring me to attend one of their conference at 8y/o. I was sad when i heard what happened, they were my childhood heroes. Their footage and studies of St Helens are amazing. Their memory is still with me today as i have « Volcans » book in my living room with a nice dedicated signature from Maurice. It is terrible but in a way poetic. Peace ❤️

[@Tantejuju65]

My sincere apologies. I have no memory of hearing of this event. How absololutely devastating.

[@melindaharrington7588]

Thank you very much for making this.

[@rudychavez9160]

The most disturbing part of this documentary was the audio. I turned it off or I wouldn't have been able to watch it.

[@albator94230]

Tellement triste de revoir ces images, j'avais beaucoup pleuré...

[@greenmanofkent]

Fascinating to watch, but chilling at the same time. The lack of a narrative added to the chill. Well done

[@mikefriend1514]

20:43 Hubris. Mocking the size of pyroclastic flows and hoping for bigger ones. The images from the top of the mountain were shocking to me and should have warned those like the Krafts below of how huge the ash dome had become and the potential for larger more deadly flows. It was tragically reckless and their overconfidence probably caused the deaths of others.

[@TheOverlordOfProcrastination]

Children riding unicycles at the foot of an erupting volcano?… a mesmerising sight, that seems insane. I may write a song….

[@nplakias1]

Fantastic Video, really excellent work. Does it include the footage found in a buried TV camera? This found Camera I think is exhibited in a Local Museum

[@deenasmusicbox]

I have no recollection of this event whatsoever. In 1991 I had been living on Guam 🇬🇺 and ridiculously close to the eruption. The time difference between the two (EST USA) was something like 14 hours on the opposite ends of the day. Watching the evening news was something you had to set an alarm for.

[@JudeBellinghamMadrid]

This eruption produced the best videos of pyroclastic flows in my opinion.

[@buninparadise9476]

I have always wondered whether or not the fire truck stopped to pick up the guy in the white overall

[@Giantdwarf00]

Likewise. I've seen that bit of footage a few times over the years and liked to think they did. I'm sure they did.

[@kshitijsingh4747]

Amazing video, this really is a great tribute 🙏

[@trialsandfalls3550]

Such a beautiful video. After reading the eruption story on Wikipedia, it's so fascinating to actually see so many real footages such as fumeraloes, phreatic explosions and lahars. The sheer amount of clips is truly amazing, plus very great video editing. Love it!

[@atrocious_pr0xy]

what was left looked like an ashen glacier. I never knew about this type of event until watching 'Into the Inferno'

[@andrewwatkins4852]

The national geographic channel volcano documentary has the Krafts section from the first volcano to the last

[@philipbahia2707]

yeah it's so sad that some could not escape the Pyroclastic cloud,it's kinda like what happen to Pompeii,my condulances to the lost souls.😢

[@jesswinteringham5167]

Hi Zac, I'm working on a documentary and am trying to source a couple of the clips in your video, but I can't work out where they're from. Could I get in contact with you? Thanks so much! :)

[@zacinator9094]

Hiya Jess. So sorry for late reply. I actually left a list of sources to all the videos I'd utilized in my video just in case someone was curious and wished to find such footage. Unfortunately I cannot actually determine where the footage actually came from, as many of these were from random locations across KZbin and the Internet, many in Japanese, and many from old news broadcasts from the 1990s, meaning that sourcing their origins are very hard. For all I know, many of these locations that were around about a year or so ago (when I started work on this video, though my accumulation of such footage occurred long before that) may have vanished off the face of the Internet by now, though I know new sources are always uploaded every now and then. I've found that if you're interested in the Unzen eruptions and wish to learn more, you just have to be vigilant and patient and results will eventually bear fruit. Just to help you out, here's the list of locations I utilized in this video, as well as the documentary 'Face au Volcan Tueur/Facing the Killer Volcano,' which can be found on Curiosity Stream. Really excited to see whatever you conjure up! Let me know if this helps. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXuQpKGdhc5qgKs kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5K2coiHbbh0g6M kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3yolXyil8RlhLM kzbin.info/www/bejne/mniqdZZ7gsScmq8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3u5lXumgax_kLs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZbYfK2YipWef68 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYmycnWfZq2bqZI kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJisfqurp6aZgaM kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJCZip2Oh8Zpf68 kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6ioYoCeeZ17n5Y kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJCWZKBjorejjrs kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3_Ql4OOYpdnrKc kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2fbg6CZrL1-asU kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpebiYOKa6qZjLc kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnqaiHmYgZdli8U www.gsj.jp/data/openfile/no0469/indexJ.html kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGTLfWiur86mh5I kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2m3eJ9trLaZrq8 www.hayakawayukio.jp/footage/unzen/910603/ann/?ky=3952 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWW3pXmImph-kLM&feature=emb_title kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKXamaCwf5qrbMk&feature=emb_title kzbin.info/www/bejne/faDMnKqYhL16jKs

[@jesswinteringham5167]

@@zacinator9094 Thanks so much Zac. I have sent you my email on Facebook. If you want to drop me a line with yours and I will keep you posted about the film

[@MonstaXbeastgroup]

¿Por qué no activan los subtítulos?

[@fingerfeller]

i had never heard of this volcano, its so hidden by jungle ( until the end when all trees and flora/fauna ae gone), thank you for posting, it is insane to be that close to a volcano during eruption... the saying goes, " you can fight mother nature but you cant beat mother nature "

[@69timpsonn]

in this moment I pay my respect to Katia and Maurice Krafft I kneel before you

[@kchilz32]

When you play with fire, you are bound to get burned.

[@tracy406]

I lived about an hour away from Mt Unzen. Actually I didnt realize I was surrounded by active volcanoes until years later

[@xaxoon69]

It's horrible what happened to these people. R.I.P ... However, my pity is limited for those who purposely come to the foot of an active volcano to film. What did they expect, what would happen? I'm not a geologist, but if I see pyroclastic activity on the Volkan before, then I'm gone. And don't wait for the next one to come up to me. Or linger there even though it was obvious how it was developing.

[@zacinator9094]

It's important to keep in mind that many of the media outlets at the time, nor locals really knew what pyroclastic flows were or how dangerous they could be. The authorities were partially responsible for this, as they were afraid that a panic would be caused if people knew this was the same phenomena that wiped out 32,000 people at Martinique in 1902 with a single blast. Indeed, one earlier pyroclastic flow actually did engulf a person on Unzen's slopes on May 26th, however he survived and many concluded that if you wore lots of protective layers and covered your mouth then you'd be fine. If that was the case, then June 3rd was certainly a wakeup call. It's also worth noting that pyroclastic flows had never been caught so clearly before on video prior to Unzen, and the media were under intense pressure and competition to capitalize on the opportunity (hence the phenomenal and invaluable footage we see on the internet today). Really it was only Glicken and the Kraffts who were educated in the true nature of pyroclastic flows, and they apparently did warn a few media crews in the evacuation zone about the very real danger in the days prior, prompting them to pull back out of caution and saving their lives as a result.

[@MonstaXbeastgroup]

@@zacinator9094 Sabes que desde niña se que lo que es una explosión piroclástica y no vivo al pie de un volcán, no entiendo como las personas que viven cerca no se documentan. Por ejemplo Guatemala, que mucha se quedó como si nada y por eso murieron. Recuerdo que las primeras imágenes veía que conducían hacia la explosión y no podía entenderlo, llegué a preguntar en comentarios si eso era real.

[@1414141x]

Apart from the faxcination and excitement of viewing a volcano in action, for the camera crew there is the possibility of getting some fantastic photographs or video. This means they may make good money from this and that in turn might make then take risks. This volcano was particularly volatile and showed its behaviour and what it is capable of earlier. I think it great saddness that those people died but unfortunately in this instance they chanced mother luck too far.

[@heatherstarling1653]

Great discovery’s come from those that push limits and go to the edge-also people have a sense of immortality, no matter how hazards a situation or how smart they may be. Sometimes great findings come from tragedy as well as new knowledge in many areas, such as volcanic safety. It was a passion and a science and a lot came from them and their daredevil research. It’s unfortunate. They knew though they dangerous nature of their career and I doubt they want pity. Also, it’s actually rude to limit pity based on your safety standards in life.

[@HeIiosphan]

@@zacinator9094 Their job was to make footages and study volcanoes. I think they died doing what they loved.

[@susanwills4723]

My heart goes out to all of those who lost their lives. Deepest condolences to all who lost their loved ones. God bless. Rip

[@jannygirl11]

18:28 😞😞😞

[@Caprica-od6oc]

The footage was incredible but, Was it really necessary to be there until the last minute? Why some many people disregard the order to evacuate and why the authorities did not enforced? Many deaths could be prevented if only people listen to warnings.

[@farhanatashiga3721]

Pyroclastic flows were not well understood by the general populace at the time, it looks amazing everyone knows that but few thought of it to be _that_ dangerous. So the journalists thought it would be fine for them to stay and get the scoop on the amazing spectacle, the fact that 3 world famous but stubborn volcanologists were there among them also didn't helped.

[@Car1Sagan]

I wish there was a little narration here.

[@Annie-rw2ec]

18:25 unfortunately I saw a pretty identical stuff in Pompeii. People who died killed by pyroclastic flows, it's an awful awful death... 💔😞

[@井上幸子-y8t]

昭和46年の両親と雲仙旅行しました。船から見た普賢岳は緑におおわれた美しい山でした😢

[@alison9642]

Why did the Jaffes stay. Of the two types of volcanoes they talked about, this particular type was the most dangerous. I think they made a distinction between a pink volcano and a black volcano. The pink volcano shot up lava. The black volcano shoots up soot, hot steam, etc.

[@klausmaerz197]

Wasn't this only a few days before Mount Penitubo in the Phillipines erupted?

[@bryancastro5626]

well yes its was 12 day after mount unzen erupted

[@anthonyllido9720]

First time I know this. I was born in June 3, 1991. 🙏

[@anglerkn]

4:55 恐らく北上木場農業研修所。空撮以外で健在だった頃の姿は見たこと無かったので映像に残ってた事に驚き

[@dm55]

Really well narrated.

[@egillskallagrimson5879]

It feels like an epilogue to "Fire Within" of Herzog. I just watched the documentary and it fits very well.

[@iAncientOne]

Ironic that Harry Glicken of the USGS died here. He was supposed to have been at Mt. St. Helens instead of David Johnston.

[@shable1436]

Those bodies laying in the trench, is that the same spot that water was flowing on the sprite bottles? And those were the cameraman?

[@angelaweedon3193]

Did this happen same year as pinatubu? I have never heard of it before. So please when?

[@zacinator9094]

Yes. Same year. Same month too. Pinatubo was June 15th, a couple of weeks after this.

[@angelaweedon3193]

@@zacinator9094 thank you for replying.

[@p.bateman7033]

Be careful what you wish for.

[@フォシルプレ]

18:30 This is the same as the body in Pompeii at Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

[@TheSangreal73]

This is wonderfully moving piece and the music works perfectly with the footage. I visited Unzen in 2019 and have been fascinated by the volcano ever since. The sheer beauty of the place belies it's terrifying power. I would have liked to have visited the fixed point to pay my respects, but this area is only open for one day of the year on the anniversary of the tragedy due to the danger of landslide. There's a large lobe that continues to grow in size on the side of Unzen facing the fixed point area. Since stumbing upon a bit of 'Face Au Volcan Tueur' on KZbin, I've been trying to find a copy, but without success. I wish it was more readily available as I'd love to watch it. I'd be very grateful if you had any ideas about where you could get a copy? Thanks for posting, what is, a beautifully epic and excellently edited piece of work.

[@zacinator9094]

Thank you very much for this comment. I too have been obsessed with Unzen ever since I saw that iconic shot of the firetruck being pursued by the pyroclastic flow back in 2010. There used to be amazing footage of the eruptions on the internet back then, however much of it has vanished, so ever since something new pops up I make sure to back it up so that it doesn't suddenly disappear forever. Pyroclastic flows have always been a fascination of mine, and Unzen certainly takes the cake for emphasizing both the beauty and terror of volcanoes; those shots of towering grey clouds billowing through the misty forests are quite mesmerizing. Definitely a destination I would like to visit, though I see that the place is quite unrecognizable after about 5 to 6 years of eruptions. Regarding 'Face au Volcan Tueur', you can find the English version of it on a website called Curiosity Stream. A French version popped up on KZbin long ago, though that's understandably been taken down, and I struggled to find it ever since. For a while Curiosity Stream seemed to block availability of the program in my country, however they seem to have it covered now. I would highly recommend it. Here's a link to get you started. :) curiositystream.com/video/483

[@TheSangreal73]

@@zacinator9094 Thank you ever so much for posting the link. I'd tried curiositystream in the past and was dissapointed they'd blocked availability. To be frank, I'd given up on ever watching it, consigning it to the realms of filmaking mythology thinking it would never come around: the holy grail of documentaries I guess. If you get the chance to visit I'd highly recomend it. Someone who creates a piece of work with the level of love and committment you obviously have on the subject deserves to. It's an awesome sight to behlold and there's certainly an ominous feel to the place. I'd say almost scary that I think you'd pick up on. Thank you again for this great piece and for providing the link. It's very much appreciated!

[@aldestyoseptianm7387]

i dont know why but the music in 0:41 give me unsettling vibes

[@toshi0059]

実際には火砕流が到達しうる距離にいた場合、逃げ切るのは困難。車でも無理。津波も同様だが。映画のようにはいかない。。

[@elizabethroberts6215]

……with this volcanic eruption, they under-estimated its’ power. That was their fatal error…… They’ve left much video work behind, which is good to watch.

[@NytronX]

Start this video at 11:49 and mute this video, and in another tab play the song Nine Inch Nails - Non-Entity. Very eerie how fitting this song is.