: the lava presented an immediate hazard to human life (( link with social impacts )) environmental ECONOMIC EFFECTS The Impacts of the 2002 Nyiragongo Eruption SOCIAL (contd.) Nyiragongo Volcano (Democratic Republic of Congo) Thursday 24th January, 2002 According to reports from news and government agencies, the eruption at Nyiragongo that began on 17 January appeared to have … 13km fissure southern flank more than 11 million cubic metres of lava basaltic lava 90 km/hr . The eruption of Nyiragongo on 17/18 January 2002 led to a massive international response following the spontaneous and temporary evacuation of 400,000 people from the city of … Since the January 17 eruption, scientists from UN OCHA and the Goma Volcano Observatory (GVO) have reported moderate to high levels of seismic activity at both Mt. - The The 2002 eruption of Nyiragongo volcano was the world's most dramatic example of a lava flow through a major town. This 2002 eruption started with a few signs in December 2000 where there were a few earthquakes/ volcanic tremors in the region that were prolonged. The 2002 Eruption – Nyiragongo last eruption. Mount Nyiragongo / ˌ n ɪər ə ˈ ɡ ɒ ŋ ɡ oʊ / [citation needed] is an active stratovolcano with an elevation of 3,470 m (11,380 ft) in the Virunga Mountains associated with the Albertine Rift. Nyiragongo and Mt. On January 17th, Mount Nyiragongo, just north of Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) erupted. The Nyiragongo volcano is one of eight in DRC along the border with Rwanda. This is also home to the critically endangered mountain gorillas and their dense tropical forest habitat, who range among the six "dormant" volcanoes in DRC's Virunga National Park. The case for cash: Goma after the Nyiragongo eruption by Barry Sesnan, UNDP November 2004 The Mount Nyiragongo eruption on 17 January 2002 destroyed a large part of the centre of Goma, a busy commercial centre in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Then on 6 th February 2001, the neighboring Volcano, Mount Nyamuragira erupted for 2 weeks. ... distribution system, especially pipes, has sustained damage.