Montserrat

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…