Montserrat
- Created by: 10cmurphy
- Created on: 28-04-17 21:02
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Background:
- Chances Peak, Montserrat
- 1995-1997
- 19 people died-those who refused to follow evacuations and tend to crops
- Devestated by lahars
Management: Partially successful due to a good government; has significantly improved since the eruption
Before:
- Little funding to prepare the population although it is governed by the UK who are a wealthy nation
- Very little in the way of predicting the next volcanic eruption
- Plans for evacuation were in place-Politicians ordered the evacuation which helped to limit the number of deaths that did occur although some people did refuse to leave
- Evacuations were well managed as they took precautions
- Government handled the situation well-worked in cooperation with the scientists and listened to their advice which led…
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