Ever since I was a kid I've heard about Montserrat and the huge volcanic eruption that destroyed the main city of Plymouth, burying it under layers of rock, pyroclastic flows, and ash. Montserrat used to be your typical Caribbean island, popular with tourists due to it's proximity to Antigua, and the fact it's an overseas territory of the UK, meaning no visas needed for British citizens! The Soufriere Hills volcano was inactive, and the main city of Plymouth had been built on historical lava deposits that were hundreds of years old. And then after hundreds of years of inactivity, the volcano awoke, and destroyed everything in it's path...
