Plymouth, the Ghost Town

View from St. George's Hill on the west flank of the volcano.

Close-up of the canyons eroded by mud flows during the wet season. Blocks are taller than a person.

Renmants of the luxurious tropical forest.

The dense ash plume erupted by the volcano casts a shadow over Plymouth.

The volcano is not waiting...

The path of the pyroclastic flows and lahars through Plymouth.

Devastation by pyroclastic flows is unpredictable.

An abandoned car, floating in ash.

Pyramids in the desert?

Electric wires disappearing in the ash.

Volcanic power vs. electric power.

Market scene: the «Day After».

Ash on Amersham.

Iron structures of Blackburne Airport.

The spine over the steaming dome seen from Belham River.

Mud flows have killed all trees no Belham River's banks.