Heavy falls of ash and rock fragments occurred over all of the inhabited parts of Montserrat. The ashfall deposit was 115 mm in thick at Lime Kiln Bay. The ash burden 71.____ resulted from the collapse of several wooden buildings in 72.____ the Salem area. Vegetation damage was extensively with 73.____ downed trees and branches broken from many others. Many birds were killed by the ash or trapped live in it. 74.____ Ashfall from this event was reported on the islands of Nevis, St Kitts, Anguilla, and St Maarten, and resulted in the close of several airports. At 09:10 on 13 July an 75.____ explosive eruption occurred, followed 2 hours of very 76.____ low seismic activity. The Washington VAAC estimated a cloud height of ~12 km a.s.l.During a helicopter reconnaissance flight in the morning 77.____ of 14 July, a large collapse scar was seen in the lava dome directed down the Tar River Valley. The Tar River Valley was extensively modified also eroded with a deep 78.____ canyon gouged the pyroclastic flows. The fan had been 79.____ extended eastwards into the sea and the coast. The area the north of the Tar River Valley 80.____ extending to Killyhawk Ghaut was devastated.