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Montserrat volcano

Fourteen years ago the Soufriere Hills volcano erupted on the Caribbean island of Montserrat.

Much of the south of the island was covered with ash and 19 people died.

Hear Rose Willock, broadcaster and 'voice of Montserrat' as she remembers the 25 of June 1997.

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