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Caribbean’s modern-day Pompeii

Abandoned pool Christine JGlimpses of the Caribbean’s modern-day Pompeii

From Foxnews

Known among locals simply as “the volcano,” Soufrière Hills on the Caribbean island of Montserrat roared to life in 1995 after decades of inactivity, causing many residents of the island’s capital city, Plymouth, to flee. Today, Plymouth and its environs stand abandoned and frozen in time, looking like the set of an apocalyptic sci-fi movie.

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