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Virus interrupts St. Helens eruption anniversary plans

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COUGAR, Wash. – The coronavirus outbreak disrupted what had been big plans to mark the 40th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St.

Helens in Washington state. The peak in the Cascade Mountain Range blew its top on May 18, 1980, killing 57 people, blasting more than 1,300 feet (396 meters) off the top of the mountain and raining volcanic ash around for hundreds of miles.

But there will be no public observances at the volcano on Monday. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the main highway into the national volcanic monument is closed due to COVID-19 and the multiple visitor centers and museums that had planned remembrances are also shuttered. “We’ve been thrown for quite a loop here,” said Washington State Parks interpretive specialist Alysa

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