Mount Nyiragongo Impacts ( DRC )

Question 1

When was Mount Nyiragongo’s most infamous eruption?

Answer 1

2002

Question 2

Is the volcano close to any cities?

Answer 2

Only 20km form the major city of Goma

Question 3

What type of plate boundary is Mount Nyiragongo located on?

Answer 3

Divergent plate boundry

Question 4

How many homes did the lava and earthquakes from the 2002 eruption destroy?

Answer 4

12,500 homes

Question 5

What percentage of Goma was destroyed?

Answer 5

1 third

Question 6

What percentage of Goma internationals airstrips were covered in Lava?

Answer 6

about 80%

Question 7

How many died from the eruption and its secondary hazards?

Answer 7

200

Question 8

What killed the majority of the 200?

Answer 8

Carbon Monoxide poisoning

Question 9

How many were evacuated from their homes to avoid lava flows?

Answer 9

400,000

Question 10

What did Lava flows do to crops and water sources?

Answer 10

Destroyed and contaminated many

Question 11

How many were made homeless?

Answer 11

120,000

Question 12

What happened due to poor hygiene and overcrowding in refugee camps?

Answer 12

Cholera started to spread