The ash fallout was huge. We lived across the river in Portland, and we had to walk around wearing masks if we went outside. They asked us not to go outside for a while so they could determine how badly we would be affected. Ash coated our cars, got into the radiators, and caused not only health problems, but problems with cars and air-filters and such.. Animals were at risk due to the free floating ash in the air, causing problems with airways and coating lungs if you were not careful. In the zone, land was mishap-ed and was ruined for some years of growth. Wild animals that were in the zone and humans were killed. Lakes were actually lifted up, and placed in a different area. Where one house use to be on the west side of the river, the river was picked up as odd as it sounds, and now the house sits on the east side of the river. They have turned it into a tourist attraction and it now hosts a restaurant.
