geography - montserrat
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- Created on: 14-03-16 20:14
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- Montserrat
- where?
- Caribbean - Soufriere Hills
- when?
- began erupting in August 1995, and erupted in June 1997
- plate boundary?
- destructive - Atlantic and Caribbean plates
- types of eruption?
- 1995 - clouds of volcanic ash 1997 - pyroclastic flow
- effects
- primary
- 2/3 of island covered in ash
- most of infrastructure destroyed
- 50% of population evacuated to North of island
- very cramped, disease spread, lack of clean water, many peolple left - by 1997 pop fell to 3500
- 23 people died
- small number - effective evacuation process - expensive
- Plymouth destroyed
- business lost
- airport and port closed
- money lost, hard to rescue and get aid in
- schools and hospitals destroyed
- education disrupted, couldn't be used for homeless, nowhere for injured to be treated
- 2/3 of island covered in ash
- secondary
- most of Southern area destroyed so people had to live in cramped North area
- lasted for months, British government spend £200 million to rebuild
- transport was a problem
- tourists lost and money, airport wasn't rebuild for 10 years
- tourist industry suffering as there are few visitors
- lost money damaged economy
- tourist industry suffering as there are few visitors
- lost money damaged economy
- over half the population left and have not returned
- people had lost homes and businesses, by 2010 pop rose to 5000
- most of Southern area destroyed so people had to live in cramped North area
- primary
- responses
- short-term
- evacuation, abandoning capital
- British government gave £41 million
- unemployment rose, money given to individuals to help them move
- riots occured
- long-term
- exclusion zone set up, 3 yr redevelopment programme
- younger people left, volcanic observatory built, islands taught risks
- new roads and airport built, services in North expanded, many people moved back by 2005
- growth in tourism due to volcano
- short-term
- where?
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