Montserrat - Volcano Case Study Flashcards
When did it erupt?
25th June, 1997.
Where is Montserrat?
Caribbean Sea, Soufriere Hills.
How much did the UK provide of emergency aid?
£17 million.
What were built for the homeless?
Shelters.
How much did the UK provide for North of The Island?
£41 million for redevelopment.
What did local emergency services provide?
Rescue and support units.
What was built temporarily?
Infrastructure.
What was created for future preparation?
Risk map and an exclusion zone.
What travelled down river valleys?
Lava, ash and rock.
What was buried by ash?
Vegetation.
What was the capital city which got destroyed called?
Plymouth.
How many died?
19.
How many injured?
7.
What got closed down?
Schools and hospitals (destroyed).
What in the sea was destroyed?
Coral reefs and fish stocks damaged.
How many people left the island?
8,000 out of 12,000.
Where were people evacuated from?
The south of island, to safe areas in the North.
What has been set up to try and predict future eruptions?
Montserrat Volcano Observatory.
What is now increasing as people are wanting to visit the volcano?
Tourism.
How many villages and homes destroyed?
20 villages, and 2/3 of homes on the island destroyed by pyroclastic flows.
How much mud and ash buried the capital city?
12m.
