It is 3, 470 metres and is an active stratovolcano. Its crater is 2 km wide and contains a lava lake.
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Where is Mount Nyiragongo?
In Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is found on the Kivu part of the Albertine rift, the Western branch of the Great African rift valley. It is just west of the border with the country of Rwanda.
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What type of lava exists?
The volcano has fluid eruptions of Basaltic lava. Lava flows at Nyiragongo have been known to move at up to 100 km/h because of the extremely low silica content.
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What was the cause of the eruption?
Months of increased earthquake and eruptions (fumaroles). This resulted in a 13 km fissure opening on the south flank of the volcano. Lava exited from 3 points on the fissure and moved in a stream 200 to 1000 m wide and up to 2 m deep.
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How many people evacuated due to warnings being given?
400,000
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How mnay became homeless?
120,000
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How mnay died?
Around 147 people died from suffocation by CO2 or buildings collapsing due to the lava and earthquakes.
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Where did lava cover?
Parts of the runway at Goma International Airport.
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How many buildings were destroyed?
Around 15% of Goma comprising 4,500 buildings were destroyed.
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How were health facilties impacted?
2 of the city's four hospitals, three out of the 11 health centres and 80 out of Goma's 150 pharmacies were buried under two meters of lava.
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Where is Mount Nyiragongo?
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In Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is found on the Kivu part of the Albertine rift, the Western branch of the Great African rift valley. It is just west of the border with the country of Rwanda.
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