Most of the people were surprised by the eruption and died. Only those few that left immediately, survived.http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/pompeii_portents_01.shtml
Before Mount Vesuvius erupted on Pompeii, Italy, it erupted in an even more powerful explosion that affected the area occupied by present day Naples. It left the region a desert wasteland for centuries. it covered everything in ash and left plants and animals to die but not only plants and animals but people practically everyone died in this eruptionRead more: How%20did%20Mount%20Vesuvius%20effect%20the%20environmentMount Vesuvius left Pompeii covered in ash, but the people who survived had to find somewhere else to live because there village was buried in ash, along with the people who hadn't left the village in time.
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I am sorry to be sosketchy about my answer but Mt Vesuvius erupted covering the whole town of Pompeii and Pompeii was left unheard of until a discover discovered the lost ruins of Pompeii May i also add all of the people who lived in the town we basically all killed just to brighten up your day =)
Most of the people were surprised by the eruption and died. Only those few that left immediately, survived.http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/pompeii_portents_01.shtml
We are all left homeless. War kills the very notion of what home should be
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