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Plymouth, once the capital of which Caribbean island, was buried by volcanic ash and mud in 1997?
Answer
Montserrat
Montserrat's capital, Plymouth, was destroyed by pyroclastic flows and ashfall from the Soufrière Hills volcano in 1997, forcing its permanent abandonment.
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Montserrat's Soufrière Hills volcano buried its capital city Plymouth in ash and mud in 1997, rendering two-thirds of the island uninhabitable overnight and displacing 8,000 people.
Other options people guess
- Dominica
- Martinique
- Saint Vincent
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- volcanoes
- caribbean
- islands
- natural-disasters
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