{"id":417,"date":"2018-10-26T19:40:59","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T19:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/?page_id=417"},"modified":"2018-10-29T20:20:18","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T20:20:18","slug":"destroyed-houses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/housing-on-montserrat\/destroyed-houses\/","title":{"rendered":"Destroyed Houses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Initially volcanic ash filled the skies of Montserrat; as the eruption progressed the lava dome at Chances Peak continued to grow releasing super fast and super hot pyroclastic flows and surges down the flanks of the volcano; volcanic lahars ravaged communities abutting the ghauts and valleys transporting volcanic rock and debris from heights above. Houses were burnt, buried, and blanketed. As Montserratians\u2019 houses were destroyed, hopes to one day return to the homes in the south were also destroyed.<\/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-417 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\/destroyed-houses\/dsc_0056jpg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/DSC_0056jpg-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Lahar running through Plymouth\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/DSC_0056jpg-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/DSC_0056jpg.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-1-421'>\n\t\t\t\tLahar running through Plymouth\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\/destroyed-houses\/dsc_2188jpg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/DSC_2188jpg-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"House covered in ash\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/DSC_2188jpg-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/DSC_2188jpg.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-1-424'>\n\t\t\t\tHouse covered in ash\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\/destroyed-houses\/dsc_0080jpg-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/DSC_0080jpg-2-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Richmond Hill\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/DSC_0080jpg-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/DSC_0080jpg-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-1-423'>\n\t\t\t\tRichmond Hill\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><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\/destroyed-houses\/dsc_0068jpg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/DSC_0068jpg-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Aerial view of burnt houses\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/DSC_0068jpg-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/DSC_0068jpg.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-1-422'>\n\t\t\t\tAerial view of burnt houses\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\/destroyed-houses\/dsc_2297jpg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/DSC_2297jpg-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Richmond Hill\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/DSC_2297jpg-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/DSC_2297jpg.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-1-425'>\n\t\t\t\tRichmond Hill\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\/destroyed-houses\/window-view-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/window-view-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Ash-covered bedroom\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/window-view-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/window-view-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-1-432'>\n\t\t\t\tAsh-covered bedroom\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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\">&#8220;&#8230;just imagine trying to restart your life&#8230;&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A 25-year resident of Montserrat:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/Interview25YearResident.pdf\">&#8220;everything they owned is in the danger zone&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A middle-aged female radio personality:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/InterviewMiddleAgeRadio.pdf\">&#8220;&#8230;I knew my house would be destroyed.&#8221;<\/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;Well I had a guest house, five bars, a supermarket, and a house differently. And all was destroyed. But I never get a single cent from a soul because what happened.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>38 year old Female Taxi Driver and Firefighter:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/38YRFemaleTaxiDriverFirefighter.pdf\">&#8220;I would love to be where I was born and grew up&#8230;&#8221;<\/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-417 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 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href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/housing-on-montserrat\/destroyed-houses\/house_with_ash\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/house_with_ash-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"House on Richmond Hill\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/house_with_ash-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/house_with_ash.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-2-429'>\n\t\t\t\tHouse on Richmond Hill\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\/destroyed-houses\/lahar-home-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/lahar-home-2-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"House along the Belham River\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/lahar-home-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/lahar-home-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-2-430'>\n\t\t\t\tHouse along the Belham River\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><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\/destroyed-houses\/plymouth_sink\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/plymouth_sink-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Ash-covered sink\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/plymouth_sink-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/plymouth_sink.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-2-431'>\n\t\t\t\tAsh-covered sink\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 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href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/housing-on-montserrat\/destroyed-houses\/dscn2535jpg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/DSCN2535jpg-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Aerial view of Plymouth\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/DSCN2535jpg-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/DSCN2535jpg.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-2-428'>\n\t\t\t\tAerial view of Plymouth\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Return to <a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/housing-on-montserrat\/\">Housing on Monserrat<\/a> page<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Initially volcanic ash filled the skies of Montserrat; as the eruption progressed the lava dome at Chances Peak continued to grow releasing super fast and super hot pyroclastic flows and surges down the flanks of the volcano; volcanic lahars ravaged communities abutting the ghauts and valleys transporting volcanic rock and debris from heights above. 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