The Montserrat Volcano

Witness History

BBC

History, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2017

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

In June 1997 a huge eruption destroyed the airport on the Caribbean island of Montserrat and engulfed its main town, Plymouth, in volcanic ash. 19 people were killed but most of the population had already fled the area. In 2011 Mark Sandell heard from local broadcaster Rose Willock about the devastation.

Photo: Houses covered in ash in June 1997. Credit: Dominique Chomereau-Lamotte/AFP/Getty Images

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0:35.4	Sounds.
0:36.4	Just before this BBC podcast gets underway, here's something you may not know.
0:40.9	My name's Linda Davies and I commissioned
0:43.0	podcast for BBC Sounds.
0:45.0	As you'd expect, at the BBC we make podcasts of the very highest quality,
0:49.0	featuring the most knowledgeable experts and genuinely engaging voices.
0:54.4	What you may not know is that the BBC makes podcasts about all kinds of things like pop stars,
1:00.9	poltergeist, cricket and conspiracy theories, and that's just a few examples.
1:06.4	If you'd like to discover something a little bit unexpected, find your next podcast over at BBC
1:11.6	Sounds. Hello and welcome to the Witness Podcast, History as Told by the People who were there.
1:17.0	Today we're taking you back to 1997 and a devastating volcanic eruption in the Caribbean.
1:24.0	In 2011, Mark Sandel spoke to Monserrat local Rose Willock
1:29.0	about the eruption of the Soufriere Hills volcano.
1:32.0	It's June 1997. of the Siouxphraer Hills volcano.
1:33.0	It's June 1997, and the small Caribbean island of Monserrat
1:38.0	has been hit by a disaster that threatens its very survival.
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