It was scary. At first, powerful earthquakes began shaking the ground. As the volcano was erupting, it was spitting thick ashes into the air. Then volcanic ashes began falling on everything. Around noon, it was dark like midnight. We didn't see the sun until 6 a.m. the next day. I heard thunder and saw lightning on that long, dark "night." Volcanic tremors shook my apartment There was no electricity. Fortunately, we still had running water.