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Nyiragongo case study - Coggle Diagram
Nyiragongo case study
Responses
Issued red alert
350,000 people evacvuated
People fled to nearby countries such as Rwanda
UN was able to ferry international AID in the form of humanitarians
Government declared state of emergency
UN also provided healthcare, clean water, food and shelter
80,000 homeless
UN spent $15 million
Dropped $20 bills out of helicopter to boost economy
Evaluation
DR Congo is a LIC so it was difficult to respond to eruption
Response was poorly coordinated due to corrupt government
Really low education levels
UN didn't want to give any money due to corrupt government
Market crashed
Smaller earthquakes before and after halted recovery
14 villages destroyed
Runway was destroyed meaning international AID was difficult
Goma had no evacuation plans
Formation
Divergent constructive
Formed above plume
Rift valley volcano
Fissure volcano
Hawaiian / strombolian eruption
7 smaller eruptions (scale 5) before main eruption
Impacts
3 hospitals destroyed
147 deaths
Temporary shelter scattered across city
1/3 of airport destroyed (runway especially damaged)
1/3 of Goma destroyed by lava
The lake (water source of Goma) was destroyed by lava