Deadline for volcano isle
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The government has said it will fine anybody left in the danger zone after the deadline but some of the 100 residents say they are determined to stay, whatever happens. Barely a third of the 11,000 inhabitants of Montserrat remain on the island, following the first eruption in 1995.
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