Montserrat volcanic eruption
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- Created on: 30-10-14 20:22
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- Geography-case study: Montserrat volcano
- Primary impacts
- 50% population evacuated from south to north
- Pyroclastic flows
- Forest fires
- Flooding
- airport, schools, hospitals and port closed
- 23 people died
- 2/3 of the island covered in ash
- Short term responses
- Shelters built in the north
- £4,200 offered to everyone over 18
- Britain gave £41 million to rebuild homes
- 20th June 1998 permission given for people evacuated to live in UK permanently
- Secondary impacts
- People had to live in the north
- unsuitable living conditions
- Less transport links
- Less tourists meaning less money
- Over half the population left and never came back
- People had to live in the north
- Long term responses
- Exclusion zone set up
- Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) set up
- Hospitals/ schools built in the north
- Permanent housing in the north built
- The north of the island became more developed e.g. airport, roads
- Positive impacts
- Become a popular tourist destination
- More money for the island
- Ash will break down to make fertile soil
- Become a popular tourist destination
- Negative impacts
- People died
- People had to leave homes
- Were evacuated to the north of the island
- Primary impacts
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