Figure 14.15
A lahar. Plymouth, Montserrat, was destroyed by a lahar from the Soufrière Hills volcano in August 1997. This 2010 photo shows the town buried in 12 m (39 ft) of ash and mud, with the volcano steaming in the background. Plymouth was evacuated just before the 1997 eruption, then abandoned after it was buried. The Soufrière Hills volcano continues to be very active today, routinely forcing evacuations from the southern part of the island.(© Bernhard Edmaier/Science Source)