{"id":364,"date":"2018-10-26T15:47:52","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T15:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/?page_id=364"},"modified":"2018-10-26T18:15:31","modified_gmt":"2018-10-26T18:15:31","slug":"shelters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/housing-on-montserrat\/shelters\/","title":{"rendered":"Shelters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shelters were initially constructed as &#8220;Temporary Housing Units&#8221; for those displaced by the volcano. However, they served as living quarters to many displaced families for a much longer time than anticipated. The small 8ft. by 6ft. compartments came equipped with one fluorescent light and a bunk bed. Some individuals reported as many as five individuals living in each room at one time. Two bathrooms lacking hot water were shared between ten compartments. Kitchen and recreational facilities were shared by multiple shelters. Families from varying communities of the south were forced to live together in the north on the windy hillsides of the extinct Silver Hills Volcano.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-364 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/housing-on-montserrat\/shelters\/im000096-jpg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/camps-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Shelters in the Emergency Evacuation Complex, Gerald&#039;s\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/camps-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/camps.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-371'>\n\t\t\t\tShelters in the Emergency Evacuation Complex, Gerald&#8217;s\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/housing-on-montserrat\/shelters\/cars_by_shelters_2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/cars_by_shelters_2-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Sunset at the shelters in Gerald&#039;s\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/cars_by_shelters_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/cars_by_shelters_2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-373'>\n\t\t\t\tSunset at the shelters in Gerald&#8217;s\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/housing-on-montserrat\/shelters\/bathroom2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/bathroom2-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A bathroom in the shelters\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/bathroom2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/bathroom2.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-369'>\n\t\t\t\tA bathroom in the shelters\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/housing-on-montserrat\/shelters\/tropicalshelter\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/tropicalshelter-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Emergency Evacuation Complex on a windy day\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/tropicalshelter-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/tropicalshelter.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-381'>\n\t\t\t\tEmergency Evacuation Complex on a windy day\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/housing-on-montserrat\/shelters\/shelters2-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/shelters2-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Emergency Evacuation Complex, Gerald&#039;s\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/shelters2-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/shelters2-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-379'>\n\t\t\t\tEmergency Evacuation Complex, Gerald&#8217;s\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/housing-on-montserrat\/shelters\/kitchen-at-government-housing\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/DSC_2355jpg-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A shelter&#039;s kitchen facility\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/DSC_2355jpg-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/DSC_2355jpg.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-375'>\n\t\t\t\tA shelter&#8217;s kitchen facility\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>46- year-old Senior Security Aviation Officer:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/Interview46YRSeniorAviation.pdf\">&#8220;To tell the truth, if I had to stay in, what do you call them, them shelters\u2026I would have left, I would have left Montserrat&#8230;&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Deputy Director of the Emergency Operations Center:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/InterviewDeputyDirectorEmergencyOperations.pdf\">When we started out first we, we weren\u2019t as prepared&#8230;as we were for the last evacuations &#8230;You know, we did not have that preparation early on&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Owner of bar in Little Bay:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/InterviewOwnerBarLittleBay.pdf\">&#8220;&#8230;Because in the shelter, they don\u2019t have to buy nothing. Down to the toilet paper, get it for free. So that the people don\u2019t want to move out of the shelter&#8230;&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A middle-aged male photographer and store owner:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/InterviewMiddleAgedPhotographer.pdf\">&#8220;Well, I felt sorry for the people who lived in the shelters, because I know I couldn\u2019t live like that, not even for a day&#8230;&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dickinson students were accommodated in the emergency shelters for one week.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/InterviewsDickinsonStudentsMontserrat.pdf\">Click this link to see what they had to say.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-364 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/housing-on-montserrat\/shelters\/shelters_from_helicopter_2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/shelters_from_helicopter_2-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Aerial view of the Emergency Evacuation Complex\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-378\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/shelter-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/shelter.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-377'>\n\t\t\t\tRainbow over the shelters\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/housing-on-montserrat\/shelters\/bunk2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/bunk2-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A shelter bedroom\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/bunk2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/bunk2.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-370'>\n\t\t\t\tA shelter bedroom\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/housing-on-montserrat\/shelters\/carpile\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/carpile-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Abandoned vehicles at the shelter\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/carpile-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/carpile.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-372'>\n\t\t\t\tAbandoned vehicles at the shelter\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/housing-on-montserrat\/shelters\/shelter_and_toilet\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/shelter_and_toilet-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Sunset at the shelter\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/shelter_and_toilet-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/shelter_and_toilet.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-376'>\n\t\t\t\tSunset at the shelter\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/housing-on-montserrat\/shelters\/tinroof\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/tinroof-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Roof of a shelter bedroom\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-380\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/Barracks-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/Barracks.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-368'>\n\t\t\t\tDickinson student outside a shelter\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/housing-on-montserrat\/shelters\/cavalla\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/cavalla-300x212.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Elderly Montserratians staying in a shelter\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-374\" 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However, they served as living quarters to many displaced families for a much longer time than anticipated. The small 8ft. by 6ft. compartments came equipped with one fluorescent light and a bunk bed. 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