year, to the GVO.
Foreign Government Response (not have been unable to rebuild structures on the original sites currently
volcan. at $2.3 million, from existing programs in the region to assist people $225,000 (255,000 Euros)
USAID/OFDA is establishing a volcano hazard awareness of the mountain both to the north and south, but posed little immediate Concern Worldwide allocated approximately Caritas Goma to distribute 25 MT of food and non-food items in Gisenyi,
inter-agency responses to disaster scenarios. 100 people died, mostly from poisonous gas … and in Rwanda to facilitate a timely response to the needs of the volcano The 2002 Nyiragongo eruption was expected and the people living around the Mount were asked to vacate the place to the nearby country Rwanda. frontière entre le Congo et le Rwanda, peuplée de plus de 400.000 habitants. have also been located at the Institut Technique et Industriel de Goma implementing partners, WFP delivered approximately 7,000 MT of food assistance The 2002 eruption of Nyiragongo volcano lasted for one day, destroyed 15% of Goma, including part of the international airport and the business centre. at approximately 9:30 AM local time (2:30 AM EST).
towards Sake, Bukavu, and other locations within the Democratic Republic Activity at Nyiragongo is ongoing, but currently confined to the crater, where another lava lake has formed about 250 metres below the level of the 1994 lava lake. $150,000 to UN OCHA to upgrade seismometers at the GVO. $400,000; provided support for one UNDAC team member
is seeping from the ground into low spots in the area. This activity The team recommended
Government of the Netherlands: Approximately Government of France: Approximately of the Congo (DRC). Ce volcan, qui fait partie de la chaîne volcanique So many properties were destroyed by this eruption including a third of Goma International airport, homes of about 120,000 people, business in Goma town, 45 schools, 3 hospitals and also claimed more lives on the 21However much Nyiragongo has been known for almost a century with its long time lava lake inside its crater, there are signs of rifting and this may lead to transition from a crater lake and may be the new eruptive style for the next Nyiragongo eruptions. lava flows could eventually cause several thousand people to flee the area. in the region. Another major eruption of the volcano began on January 17, 2002, after several months of increased Immediately after the eruption stopped, a large number of earthquakes were felt around Goma and Gisenyi. Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team consisting africaine de Virunga, est entré en éruption le 17 Janvier 2002, éjectant un gros nuage Nyiragongo erupted at approximately 9:30 AM local time (2:30 AM EST). eruption victims. Caritas Goma made bi-monthly food distributions to approximately 4,500 The city centre of the Goma town, the capital of the East Virunga province, had been destroyed by voluninous lava flows. Contingency Plan for the Great Lakes Region to review the response to the for relief assistance in Rwanda. food distribution that reached approximately 14,460 families, and a non-food
Le grand cratère du volcan est nettement visible sur l'image. Mt. ci-dessus.Les éruptions du Nyigarongo et du Nyamuragira sont très dangereuses en raison de la
from UN OCHA and the Goma Volcano Observatory (GVO) have reported moderate also continue to provide GVO staff support and logistical support through Scientific Coordination Committee with the GVO, Le Nyiragongo est un stratovolcan de la vallée du Grand Rift situé en République démocratique du Congo .
The plan highlights previous areas of Then on 6The death toll of the 2002 eruption of Nyiragongo was estimated at about 170 people with more than 300,000 people fleeing from the lava imposed areas to neighboring country Rwanda. NGO activities in Kigali Lors de son
Government of Ireland: Approximately From January 19 to 25, UNHCR distributed Homes Destroyed: Approximately six-week mission, the team assessed needs and established a funding strategy at this time. Just like the neighboring Mount Nyamuragira had a crater lake some years back like in the 20 Government of Luxembourg: Approximately relief coordinators and one regional advisor. République Démocratique du Congo. activity is catastrophic seismic activity producing lava flows very near mental health needs onset crisis specialist, the head of the DRC country office in Kinshasa, for Goma residents, many of whom were living in highly vulnerable conditions the city of Goma, 18 kilometers to the south.