Nyiragongo - lava

Question 1

Hazards

Answer 1

• lava flows @ 100km/h due to low silica
• if seismic activity disrupts Lake Kivu, CO2 and methane released

Question 2

2002 Impacts

Answer 2

2002:
- 245 dead from asphyxiation by CO2
- 100k displaced from homes
- 125k left homeless
- 12500 homes destroyed
- 30% of Goma destroyed

Question 3

2002 prediction/prep etc

Answer 3

• warnings not acted upon
• 300k+ evacuated when lava flows had arrived and smoke visible
• political instability resulted in minimal long term support
• volcano monitorwd by Goma observatory

Question 4

2021 Impacts

Answer 4

• 32 deaths due to asphyxiation
• 1700 homes destroyed
• 288000 affected
• informal sector damaged
• 30% goma destroyed

Question 5

2021 prediction/prep etc

Answer 5

• official city evac plan acted on quickly
• 400k ordered to evac
• upon return, homes destroyed, no water or power
• goma issued warning weeks before but had not been properly functioning for a year due to lack of funding
• overall, well managed but the poorest and most vulnerable were worst off