Nyiragongo 2002 Flashcards
Name The Physical Hazards That Occurred
Plumes of Ash, Lava Flows
Plate Boundary?
Divergent/Constructive - African Great Rift Valley
Primary Impacts?
12,500 homes destroyed
120,000 left homeless
400,000 evacuated
147 died, 45 in first 24 hours
Causes of Deaths
Poisonous Gas & Getting Trapped in Lava
Secondary Impacts?
Burns
Cholera
14 villages destroyed
350,000 people dependent on aid
Acid Rain - Impact on Farmland
Sulphur Dioxide and Carbon Dioxide Emissions High
Responses (Positive)
Refugee Camps
Shelter and Food - Short Term Aid Good
260 tonnes of food supplied by UN
Responses (Negative)
Overcrowding at refugee camps
Long Term Aid Lacked - Political Instability
Poverty caused people to be unable to rebuild their homes
Rebuilding generally took a long time
Unrest in country - Congo War Aftermath
Perception
Warnings were very lightly given out
Eruption risk wasn’t taken seriously
Inconsistent - caused people to have differing opinions and therefore uncertainty
Evacuation only really began once eruption began
Caused for less people to die but mass damage to infrastructure, homes etc