Montserrat - Restless Earth

Montserrat: June 25th 1997 , N.american plate under Caribbean, 4.5 million m3 rock & gas

Primary Impacts:

• Plymouth under 12m mud & ash
• Two thirds building destroyed
• schools, hospitals, airport
• 19 dead 7 injured

Secondary Impacts

• Since 1995 8,000 out of 12,000 left
• Improved soil fertility
• Volcano improving tourism
• fire destoyed government headquarters and central petrol station

Immediate responses:

• Shelters for evacuees
• Temporary structures, roads and electricity supplies
• Uk - £17 million emergency aid (overseas territory)
• Search and rescue units, local services

Long term responses

• Risk map and different zones
• Uk - £41 million- North (docks, airport, houses)
• Montserrat Volcano observatory, predict eruptions