Nyiragongo
- Created by: mazzamarmar
- Created on: 14-04-16 15:10
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- This allowed lava to flow through the ground fissures out of the crater lava lake
- Tectonic spreading caused the ground to fracture
- Causes
- Nyiragongo
- Causes
- Tectonic spreading caused the ground to fracture
- Primary Effects
- Effects
- Nyiragongo
- As the lava spread through Goma, it set alight to buildings and petrol stations.
- People were killed by the poisonous gases released by the volcano
- The lave destroyed the runway (cut through the runway) and Goma airport
- This made aid and transportation difficult
- 14 villages surrounding the volcano were destroyed
- 45 people died in the first 24 hours
- The lava travelled at up to 60 km/h
- The lava was 2 metres deep
- Effects
- 400,000 people had to be evacuated from the local area
- Secondary Effects
- Effects
- The unemployment rate rose from 85% to 95%
- 120,000 people were left homeless
- Diseases like cholera spread quickly around the refugee camps
- Effects
- Secondary Effects
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