Case Study - Mount Nyiragongo Flashcards
1
Q
Location
A
12km N of Goma, West of the border of Rwanda
2
Q
Nature
A
2km wide crater with large lava lake. Composite volcano with steep sides and with unusually runny lava.
3
Q
Eruption
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Jan 2002. A 13km fissure opened on the South of the volcano reaching the outskirts of Goma. 200-1000m wide. 2m deep
4
Q
How many homeless?
A
120,000
5
Q
Death toll
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145 from asphyxiation
6
Q
% of buildings destroyed
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15%
7
Q
How much of Goma destroyed?
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1/3
8
Q
How much of airport destroyed?
A
1/3
9
Q
How many evacuated and where to?
A
400,000 to Rwanda
10
Q
How much aid did the UN bring?
A
$15 million (Humanitarian and set up camps)
