Montserrat 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyNatural hazardsGCSEAQA Created by: 12ocarterCreated on: 07-01-17 12:42 When was montserrat? 25th June 1997 1 of 16 How many died? 19 2 of 16 How many people were injured? 7 3 of 16 How many villages were destroyed? 20 4 of 16 What fraction of homes were destroyed? 2/3 5 of 16 What were homes and villages destroyed by? Pyroclastic flows 6 of 16 What secondary impact had a positive impact on Monserrat? Volcanic ash improved soil fertilty 7 of 16 What was a positive impact of the eruption? (Tourism) People came to visit the volcano 8 of 16 How many inhabitants left the island? 8000/12000 9 of 16 Where were remaining people evacuated to? From the south the safe areas in the north 10 of 16 How much did the UK provide for emergency aid? 17 million 11 of 16 What did local emergency authorities provide? Search and rescue units to look for survivors 12 of 16 What temporary infrastructure was built? Roads and electricity supplies 13 of 16 What was created and put in place? Risk map and exclusion zone 14 of 16 How much did the UK provide to develop the island? 41 million 15 of 16 What was set up to predict future eruptions? Montserrat Volcano Observatory 16 of 16
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