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Description
Mind Map by Izzie Keeley, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Izzie Keeley
almost 10 years ago
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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
- 2 main contributors to the economy were devastated-agriculture and tourism
- 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
- Couldn't import products
- Lack of employment
- Primary
- 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
- 1997- 19 people killed by pyroclastic flow
- 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
- Population went from 10500 to 5000
- Primary
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