Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Montserrat Eruption: Economic and
Scoial
- Economic Effects
- Primary
- 2 main contributors to the economy were devastated-agriculture and tourism
- Airport and Port was closed
- Farmland was destroyed
- Capital was covered in ash
- Secondary
- Lack of employment
- Loss of businesses
- UK gave £41 million to help rebuild airport and Docks
- Tourism developed due to the volcano
- Economy Failed
- Couldn't import products
- Crops failed
- Social Effects
- Primary
- 1997- 19 people killed by pyroclastic flow
- 25th June 100-150 homes destroyed
- 2000 people left within the first day of eruptions
- 9000 people moved abroard
- Schools and hospitals were destroyed
- Secondary
- Population went from 10500 to 5000
- South of the island was closed off
- People having to constantly move houses because of volcano
- Harsh living conditions in the North
- Transport disrrupted
- Fires destroyed buildings
- North had few services