Vulcanicity case study: Mount Nyriagongo, 2002

Question 1

Where is Mount Nyriagongo located?

Answer 1

Virunga mountains in the democratic republic of congo

Question 2

Whats the population?

Answer 2

66million

Question 3

Whats the GNI per capita?

Answer 3

US$150

Question 4

It is the most ? and least ? volcano on the planet

Answer 4

active, studied

Question 5

What happened to the seismic stations?

Answer 5

looted during wars for batteries

Question 6

What speed does the lava run downhill at?

Answer 6

90km/h

Question 7

How far did volcano shoot the lava?

Answer 7

15million cubic yards

Question 8

How many homes were destroyed?

Answer 8

14,000

Question 9

How deep was the lava and what did it flow towards?

Answer 9

2km deep, towards lake Kivu and the town of Goma

Question 10

How much of Goma was destroyed by the lava flows?

Answer 10

1/3

Question 11

What was the death toll?

Answer 11

147

Question 12

Why was there incidences of dysentry?

Answer 12

people drank contaminated water

Question 13

How many people fled the area?

Answer 13

350,000

Question 14

Where did the people flee to?

Answer 14

Rwanda

Question 15

What problems did Rwanda experience?

Answer 15

providing food in shelter as a small country

Question 16

What entered and polluted lake Kivu?

Answer 16

Sulphurous lava

Question 17

What did the authorities issue to enable a full evacuation to take place?

Answer 17

a ‘red alert’

Question 18

How did the UN respond?

Answer 18

set up camps for displaced people, brought in humanitarian aid

Question 19

What did the UN do 2 days after the event?

Answer 19

handed out emergency rations of high energy foods, followed by more substantial food aid

Question 20

What happened to abandoned homes?

Answer 20

they were looted

Question 21

What happened at a petrol station?

Answer 21

people were killed when looting a petrol station as it exploded, they were hoping to sell petrol to buy food

Question 22

What was there a fear of?

Answer 22

giving cash

Question 23

What happened to market prices when food aid was brought in?

Answer 23

they were depressed

Question 24

Whats so good about giving cash?

Answer 24

people can get what they want, and money circulates the economy, stimulating trade

Question 25

Why were there distribution challenges?

Answer 25

poor access, poor infrastructure, language barriers