Montserrat volcano how many people died

He said another 24 people were still considered missing. Sign up for the newsletter Morning Edition Start your day with the top stories you missed while you were sleeping. Thanks for signing up! Check your inbox for a welcome email. Email address required. First Name.

Last Name. By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Notice and European users agree to the data transfer policy. The Latest. More than half the population left. Once an economic mainstay, tourism was badly hit and Montserrat has relied heavily upon British and EU aid, with a new airport inaugurated in Named by the voyager Christopher Columbus in , the island became an English colony in Most Montserratians are of African descent.

The Montserrat Oriole, galliwasps lizards and mountain chickens - edible frogs found in the highlands - are among the island's notable or endangered species. Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor. Premier: Easton Taylor-Farrell. The island's public radio station, Radio Montserrat, broadcasts a full-service format of news, volcanic activity reports, music and entertainment.

The station broadcasts on FM; it lost its medium wave AM transmitter to volcanic activity in the late s. I have tried repeatedly over the years to extract from the authorities both in Montserrat and in London explanations and documentation that I know to exist to understand why the response to it was — and remains — so pitifully inadequate.

But my FOI requests have been rejected, my letters to prime ministers ignored. Fifteen years after our island and its economy were devastated and its people scattered far and wide, a thorough and public investigation to determine exactly what went wrong and what needs to be fixed is almost criminally overdue.

This article is more than 9 years old. Donaldson Romeo. Since a catastrophic eruption devastated the Caribbean island 15 years ago, 4, people have been abandoned in exile.

Volcanic ash in the deserted town of Plymouth, on the Caribbean island of Montserrat in