Harris (destroyed)

Montserrat / Salem /
 destroyed, ghost town
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One of the bigger towns evacuated and subsequently destroyed by pyroclastic flows after the 1997 volcano eruption.

Repeated eruptions down Mosquito Ghaut in 1997 eventually destroyed all the buildings in Harris, causing several deaths. All of the remaining buildings are burnt-out ruins.
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Coordinates:   16°44'24"N   62°10'21"W
This article was last modified 12 years ago