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By Emptying Basse-Terre of Its 73,600 Inhabitants for Three and a Half Months in 1976, Guadeloupe Literally Fled an Eruption that the Soufrière Never Delivered.
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On August 15, 1976, a prefect ordered the unthinkable: emptying in a few hours the south of Lower Earth in front of the signs of volcanic activity of the Soufriere. Three and a half months later, 73,600 inhabitants will have left their homes, but the volcano will never deliver the feared eruption. This massive evacuation without victim remains a controversial decision that divides scientists and historians. More
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