On the very day of the eruption, with the help of a traveling Christian minister serving in that area, arrangements were made for relief activities
पळ काढाव्या लागणाऱ्‍या लोकांमध्ये ४६ यहोवाचे साक्षीदार होते, पण त्यांना वाऱ्‍यावर सोडण्यात आले नाही.