Infrastructure impacts, management and adaptations to eruptions at Volcan Tungurahua, Ecuador, 1999-2010

Abstract

This report summarises observations from a September 2010 field visit to areas affected by the May 2010 eruption of Volcán Tungurahua, Ecuador, carried out by a team from the University of Canterbury and University College London. It investigates both direct and indirect effects of ashfall on critical infrastructure and the management of ashfall events, with particular attention to less-studied areas such as electrical power and healthcare systems.