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Mount Vesuvius famously destroyed Pompeii in AD79, but the volcano last erupted 80 years ago in 1944, during World War Two. Angelina Formisano remembers seeing it happen as a child.

Twenty-six people died, mostly due to the falling rock and ash, and thousands were forced to leave their homes.

(Photo: Vesuvius erupts in 1944. Credit: Getty Images)