Restless Earth Case Study - Nyiragongo Volcano Flashcards
1
Q
When was it?
A
17th January 2002.
2
Q
What plate boundary formed the volcano?
A
Constructive.
3
Q
Primary effects?
A
Lava reached 60kph.
Lava flowed across the runway at Goma airport -> access to aid was restricted.
30% of city was destroyed.
45 deaths in the first day.
4
Q
Secondary effects?
A
Half a million people fled to Rwanda.
Lack of sanitation/clean water -> spread of cholera.
Looting was a big problem.
5
Q
Responses?
A
Aid agencies (e.g. Christian Aid, Oxfam) distributed food, medicine, blankets etc.
6
Q
Where was the eruption?
A
Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in East Africa.
