The Early Days Of The Eruption

This series of eight videos from the Imperial War Museum’ Archive shows unedited footage of the visit of the West Indies Guard Ship “HMS Southampton” to Montserrat to assist in the possible evacuation after the eruption of the Soufrière Hills volcano, August 1995.

https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/7803

5. Volcano island

Start Of The Eruption: 18 July 1995

1995

The Volcano & Belham

West (Plymouth)

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1. Watching the Volcano

Everybody Monitors The Volcano

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000 +

The Island Today

The Volcano & Belham

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5. Volcano island

The First Big Explosion: 17 September 1996

1996

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5. Volcano island

Hurricane Hugo 1989

18th & 19th Century

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3. Everyday moments of life and laughter

It Was Like An Excitement

1995

1996

West (Plymouth)

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2. Moving, Crossing and Leaving

What Next

1997

1998

1999

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2. Moving, Crossing and Leaving

Woman In A Shelter

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

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1. Watching the Volcano

Volcanic Gases

The Island Today

The Volcano & Belham

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2. Moving, Crossing and Leaving

This Is It

1995

1996

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6. Before and after

Kinsale Primary School

1995

1996

West (Plymouth)

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