Nyiragongo case study 2002

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Nyiragongo Eruption Case Study Image: 8200cbf9-5e05-4cdf-9d5a-c13d1f1bafea (image/jpg)	Primary Impacts >ENVIROMENTAL Goma split in half 90km/h lava flow Opened a fissure 13km long x 2km deep 14 villages destroyed
Primary Impacts >SOCIAL 45 killed first 24 hours Lake Kivu polluted by sulphurous gasses - drinking water Lava flows created fires	Primary Impacts >ECONOMIC Lava crossed Goma Airport meaning it was unusable.
Secondary Impacts >ENVIROMENTAL Several earthquakes followed the eruption measuring up to 5 on the richter scale	Secondary Impacts >SOCIAL 500000 people left homeless Cholera outbreak in refugee camps - death toll adds to 147 Water and power supplies destroyed 2 hospitals destroyed
Secondary Impacts >ECONOMIC 4500 buildings destroyed (40% of Goma) Many businesses destroyed leading to widespread unemployment	Immediate 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
Long term Responces UN set up camps for displaced people Rebuild efforts Cleaning of lava and ash from streets Volcanoology taught in schools

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	Erstellt von Evie Davis vor etwa 8 Jahre