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Montserrat - the volcano destroyed the island
Montserrat — a Caribbean island situated on the Islands of Leeward, the chain of Islands known as the lesser Antilles in the West Indies into British territory. The island was partially destroyed when a previously dormant soufrière hills volcano erupted in July 1995, covering the capital of Montserrat Plymouth 12 metres of mud. Two-thirds of the island's population were forced to flee. The volcano continued to erupt regularly during the late 1990s, including the eruption on 25 June 1997 in which nineteen people died when they were overtaken by a pyroclastic flow.
A new period of increased activity of the volcano started from November 2009 to February 2010, when all the sides of the mountain flowed the lava flows and ash plumes rose to more than 6,000 metres into the air. Since 2010 the volcano has been relatively quiet, but the city remains mostly buried under layers of ash and dirt.
"Forbidden zone" extended from the southern coast of the island on the North to the Valley Belham. Now the visitors are not allowed passage into the forbidden zone, but the impressive views of the destruction of Plymouth can be seen from the top of Garibaldi hill in the Bay of Islands.
Despite the volcanic activity, a large part of Montserrat remains lush and green. In February 2005, the eldest daughter of king officially opened the new airport at Gerald in the North. The previous airport was destroyed by volcano. New Stolze and port are being built in a Small Bay on the North-West of the island. The new government centre is at Brades close.
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A new period of increased activity of the volcano started from November 2009 to February 2010, when all the sides of the mountain flowed the lava flows and ash plumes rose to more than 6,000 metres into the air. Since 2010 the volcano has been relatively quiet, but the city remains mostly buried under layers of ash and dirt.
"Forbidden zone" extended from the southern coast of the island on the North to the Valley Belham. Now the visitors are not allowed passage into the forbidden zone, but the impressive views of the destruction of Plymouth can be seen from the top of Garibaldi hill in the Bay of Islands.
Despite the volcanic activity, a large part of Montserrat remains lush and green. In February 2005, the eldest daughter of king officially opened the new airport at Gerald in the North. The previous airport was destroyed by volcano. New Stolze and port are being built in a Small Bay on the North-West of the island. The new government centre is at Brades close.
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