OLVESTON, Montserrat -- The volcano that destroyed Montserrat's capital in 1997 shot a cloud of ash more than five miles into the sky on Monday, and one of the island's chief scientists said the blast was "a warning call. The government has advised about 50 families on the northwestern side of the volcano's base that their homes were at risk from flows of blistering gas and debris if the dome collapses. Gov. Deborah Barnes Jones said she would sign an evacuation order Monday making it illegal for people to remain in the area.
Yes, we have an active volcano," [Reuben Meade] readily acknowledges. "We've lost half of the island, but we are not supposed to lose the artifacts as well," he says, referring to his country's sacred relics, which were taken from the island during 1994 and 1995. At the local bars, which were decorated in green with shamrock displays, Guinness stout was the order of the day, revealing yet another link to the Montserratian-Irish connection that also dates back to the 17th century, when Montserrat provided sanctuary for indentured Irish Catholics who had served out their time in other British colonized islands. Today, the Irish influence is evidenced in Montserrat through the local speech, which is "softly laced with an Irish brogue," as well as in surnames and the country's folklore. In...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat shot a plume of ash more than two miles into the sky Monday, lightly dusting the small Caribbean island. The venting by the Soufriere Hills volcano has been accompanied by more than 30 tiny earthquakes since Sunday night, according to Paul Cole, director of the Montserrat Volcano Observatory. He said it was the volcano's first sign of activity in 10 months.
Montserrat's volcano became active in 1995 but inadequate emergency planning by authorities led to poor services for the disaster victims. While the colonial power, UK, has vowed to build a new capital and new housing, citizens still demand to know why the building and others services are so slow.
It is so surreal... when I go home now... it's to the northern part ofthe island, not the south, where I grew up," Irish reveals. "The belly ofthe volcano is in the heart of the southeast, where we are from... where St. George's once stood. It was totally destroyed by the volcano," he remarks. "We're kind of writing our social history in our own way. The reason for this exercise is to assist the failing memory and serve as an historical documentation for the young. Our presence in Montserrat is a reminder that a place in Montserrat called St. George's existed and we were a part of it. Interestingly, the planned arrival of the group on the island will coincide with the Good Friday/Easter weekend observance of Jesus' death, following which he subsequently rose from the grave. As such, t...
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Lori Kudlak delivered her instructions in a calm yet firm voice, as her teams moved quickly to evacuate residents from a disaster area. The citizens of Montserrat faced not only a sweeping Category 3 hurricane, but a volatile volcano as well. Cars on the island were in short supply and road closures along the flooded east coast hampered travel by bus.
OLVESTON, Montserrat - Montserrat's Soufriere Hills volcano blasted ash and steam into the air, and authorities warned the Caribbean island could see heightened activity in coming days. The eruption did not affect the northern side of the island, where all of Montserrat's 5,000 residents live, but the Montserrat Volcano Observatory raised the alert status.
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