The capital of one of the Caribbean overseas territories of the United Kingdom, was devastated by a powerful volcanic eruption. O Plymouth, the capital of the island of Montserrat, said "ghost town" because I do not live there no living soul. Meet this "moon" the city.
For centuries Plymouth acted as an important sea port in the Caribbean. Scrolled through it ships from the UK, and the people, through trade, to live peacefully and prosperous. However, as the news goes, good things do not last forever. In 1989, the island was struck by Hurricane Hugo, which wiped out nearly 90 percent of the buildings.
A few years took the residents to rebuild and return to normality. They not predicted, however, that this was only the beginning of the end of the city, which was soon to wait for the final destruction. Towered over the island because the volcano, whose sleep was very shallow.
The first rumblings of the volcano Soufriere Hills was heard in July 1995. Then the mountain began to dispose of their ashes that fell on the city. Air, soil and drinking water, began to become contaminated. Authorities decided to evacuate the inhabitants, which ended to December 1995.
In the following months, when the volcano started to calm down, some people decided to return to Plymouth, but it was lamentable consequences decision. In August 1997 years the volcano erupted with even greater force, this time completely ruining about 80 percent of the buildings.
Everything was covered layer of red-hot ashes, with a thickness of even a few meters, which caused collapsing of buildings and caused numerous fires. 19 people were killed and many others were burned. The city depopulated in the blink of an eye, and the authorities have established a restricted zone for anyone.