Montserrat is above a destructive plate margin where the Atlantic Plate is being forced under the Carribean Plate
2 of 6
What are the Primary Impacts?
Plymouth buried under 12m of mud and ash, 19 people killed, 20 villages destroyed, schools, hospitals, airport and port destroyed, vegetation and farmland destroyed
3 of 6
What are the Secondary Impacts?
Fires destroyed goverment officers making it harder to control the situation, tourists stayed away, 8000 of 12000 inhabitants have left since eruptions began in 1995, volcanic ash has improved soil fetility, tourism is increasing due to volcano
4 of 6
What were the Immediate Responses?
People evacuated from south, shelters built, temporary infrastucture built (eg roads & electricty supplies), UK provided £17million of emercency aid, local emergency services provied search & rescue units
5 of 6
What were the Long-term Responses?
Exclusion zone set up is in place, UK provided £41million to develop new dock, airport & houses, Montserrat Volcano Observatory has been set up
6 of 6
Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Why?
Back
Montserrat is above a destructive plate margin where the Atlantic Plate is being forced under the Carribean Plate
Comments
No comments have yet been made