Plymouth, Montserrat

By 12 July 1997, pyroclastic flows had burned much of what had not already been covered in ash

Plymouth, Montserrat, in 2003

Plymouth was a town in Montserrat. It was founded in the 1700s and named for Plymouth, England. It served as the capital of Montserrat. It was also the island's main port. It was destroyed by a volcano in 1997.

Plymouth, Montserrat Media

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  Ash piled as high as a streetlamp on the streets of Plymouth (1999)

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  Plymouth in 2012, showing the revegetation of the zone buried by ash

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  A church after the eruption.

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  A residential area after the eruption.

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  Partially submerged buildings

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  An aerial photo showing common roof damage

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  Partially buried buildings near the shore.

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  A house on the edge of a newly formed cliff.