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Description
Flashcards by Edward Aris, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Edward Aris
almost 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| - Where? - When? - What Plates? | - Soufriere Hills, Montserrat - 25th June 1997 - Atlantic and Caribbean plates |
| Primary effects? | - 19 Deaths - 7 People injured - 20 villages and 2/3rds of homes destroyed - port and airport destroyed - Capital city of plymouth buried under 12m of mud and ash |
| Secondary Effects? | - Fires destroy many government and police buildings - Population declines to 8,000 - Tourism declines - Tourism later rises again - Volcanic ash improves soil fertility |
| Immediate responses? | - evacuation of the south of the island - Temporary shelters built - UK provides money for relief - Local emergency services deployed - Rescue teams deployed |
| Secondary responses? | - Exclusion zone set up for the south of the island - UK provides £41 million to help develop the north of the island (new airport and port) |
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