Montserrat - Volcano Case Study

Question 1

When did it erupt?

Answer 1

25th June, 1997.

Question 2

Where is Montserrat?

Answer 2

Caribbean Sea, Soufriere Hills.

Question 3

How much did the UK provide of emergency aid?

Answer 3

£17 million.

Question 4

What were built for the homeless?

Answer 4

Shelters.

Question 5

How much did the UK provide for North of The Island?

Answer 5

£41 million for redevelopment.

Question 6

What did local emergency services provide?

Answer 6

Rescue and support units.

Question 7

What was built temporarily?

Answer 7

Infrastructure.

Question 8

What was created for future preparation?

Answer 8

Risk map and an exclusion zone.

Question 9

What travelled down river valleys?

Answer 9

Lava, ash and rock.

Question 10

What was buried by ash?

Answer 10

Vegetation.

Question 11

What was the capital city which got destroyed called?

Answer 11

Plymouth.

Question 12

How many died?

Answer 12

19.

Question 13

How many injured?

Answer 13

7.

Question 14

What got closed down?

Answer 14

Schools and hospitals (destroyed).

Question 15

What in the sea was destroyed?

Answer 15

Coral reefs and fish stocks damaged.

Question 16

How many people left the island?

Answer 16

8,000 out of 12,000.

Question 17

Where were people evacuated from?

Answer 17

The south of island, to safe areas in the North.

Question 18

What has been set up to try and predict future eruptions?

Answer 18

Montserrat Volcano Observatory.

Question 19

What is now increasing as people are wanting to visit the volcano?

Answer 19

Tourism.

Question 20

How many villages and homes destroyed?

Answer 20

20 villages, and 2/3 of homes on the island destroyed by pyroclastic flows.

Question 21

How much mud and ash buried the capital city?

Answer 21

12m.