In 1997 Plymouth, the capital of Caribbean island Monserrat, was overwhelmed by volcanic eruptions and abandoned.  Two-thirds of the population went abroad and never returned.  The eruption continues today, and although visitors are not allowed into the ‘exclusion zone’, the destruction of Plymouth can be seen from the top of Garibaldi Hill in Isles Bay.
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In 1997 Plymouth, the capital of Caribbean island Monserrat, was overwhelmed by volcanic eruptions and abandoned.  Two-thirds of the population went abroad and never returned.  The eruption continues today, and although visitors are not allowed into the ‘exclusion zone’, the destruction of Plymouth can be seen from the top of Garibaldi Hill in Isles Bay.

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