Montserrat- Volcanoes

Question 1

When did it erupt?

Answer 1

25th June 1997

Question 2

How much rock and gas was released from the volcano?

Answer 2

4-5 million m3

Question 3

Primary Impacts: How many died?

Answer 3

19

Question 4

Primary Impacts: How many were injured?

Answer 4

7

Question 5

Primary Impacts: How many villages were destroyed? What fraction of homes?

Answer 5

Over 20 villages, 2/3 of homes

Question 6

Primary Impacts: What types of facilities were destroyed?

Answer 6

Schools, hospitals, airport, port

Question 7

Primary Impacts: How much mud and ash was Plymouth buried under?

Answer 7

12m

Question 8

Secondary Impacts: What destroyed many government offices and the police station?

Answer 8

Fires

Question 9

Secondary Impacts: Why was the economy disrupted just after the eruption?

Answer 9

Tourists stayed away and all businesses are destroyed

Question 10

Secondary Impacts: What fraction of the population left since 1995?

Answer 10

2/3

Question 11

Secondary Impacts: What has the volcanic ash improved?

Answer 11

Soil fertility

Question 12

Secondary Impacts: Now, why is the economy improving?

Answer 12

As tourists want to see the volcano, so more businesses are opening

Question 13

Immediate Responses: What did the UK send to help the evacuation?

Answer 13

HMS Liverpool

Question 14

Immediate Responses: Where were people evacuated to?

Answer 14

North of the island

Question 15

Immediate Responses: What did the WSPA send?

Answer 15

Food for farm animals

Question 16

Immediate Responses: How much emergency aid did the UK provide?

Answer 16

£17 million

Question 17

Immediate Responses: What does the temporary infrastructure built include?

Answer 17

Roads and electricity supplies

Question 18

Immediate Responses: What did local emergency services provide?

Answer 18

A search and rescue service for the survivors

Question 19

Long-term Responses: What has been set up to try and predict future eruptions?

Answer 19

Montserrat Volcano Observatory

Question 20

Long-term Responses: How much has the UK provided to help develop the north of the island?

Answer 20

£41 million

Question 21

Long-term Responses: What has the UK’s money gone towards?

Answer 21

New docks, an airport and houses

Question 22

Long-term Responses: Why were a risk map and exclusion zone created?

Answer 22

So that if another eruption occurs, the locals know where to go