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Nyiragongo case study 2002
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- 1Nyiragongo Eruption Case StudyPrimary Impacts
>ENVIROMENTAL
Goma split in half
90km/h lava flow
Opened a fissure 13km long x 2km deep
14 villages destroyed - 2Primary Impacts >SOCIAL 45 killed first 24 hours Lake Kivu polluted by sulphurous gasses - drinking water Lava flows created firesPrimary Impacts
>ECONOMIC
Lava crossed Goma Airport meaning it was unusable. - 3Secondary Impacts >ENVIROMENTAL Several earthquakes followed the eruption measuring up to 5 on the richter scaleSecondary Impacts
>SOCIAL
500000 people left homeless
Cholera outbreak in refugee camps - death toll adds to 147
Water and power supplies destroyed
2 hospitals destroyed - 4Secondary Impacts >ECONOMIC 4500 buildings destroyed (40% of Goma) Many businesses destroyed leading to widespread unemploymentImmediate Responses
Aid agencies gave: bedding, water, food, tents, clothes
UN supplied 260 tonnes of food, enough for 700000 for a week
220000 people fled to Rwanda - 5Long term Responces UN set up camps for displaced people Rebuild efforts Cleaning of lava and ash from streets Volcanoology taught in schools