2021 Nyiragongo eruption

Question 1

When did Nyiragongo erupt?

Answer 1

22nd May

Question 2

How do you spell the name of this volcano?

Answer 2

Nyiragongo

Question 3

What were the death rates compared to 2002 eruption?

Answer 3

2002 - 147
2021 - 32

Question 4

How effective was the mitigation from the 2002 eruption?

Answer 4

Limited
Goma observatory - 2020 - funding from World Bank ceased + monitoring of Nyiragongo stopped shortly after.
Residents blamed the observatory for not forecasting the eruption.

Question 5

How was the eruption physically different from the 2002 one?

Answer 5

2021 - lava flowed 10 km south of Goma.
In 2002, 80% of Goma was destroyed.

Question 6

What was the response at a local scale?

Answer 6

Local authorities = 6 temporary shelters.

Question 7

How much aid was provided by the USA

Answer 7

130 million dollars.

Question 8

How did UNICEF respond?

Answer 8

Installed 15 emergency chlorination points - prevent outbreaks of cholera.

Question 9

What recovery operations were there?

Answer 9

Authorities considering moving parts of Goma to the town of Sake due to Nyiragongo’s threats.

This is expensive. Also difficult to convince the locals to move.