Because the Soufrière Hills volcano began erupting in the mid?1990s and continued with repeated, destructive eruptions. Plymouth was buried under ash and pyroclastic flows, forcing the entire population to evacuate. Montserrat moved its government functions north to Brades, but Plymouth remains the island's official capital on paper - a rare case of a legally designated capital that is completely abandoned.
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