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5 pages in length. On Friday, January 25th 2002, the people of Goma were sieged upon by one of Mother Nature's most devastating natural disasters: volcanic eruption. Approximately one hundred forty-seven people were killed by Nyiragongo – one of Africa's most notable volcanoes – with another two hundred fifty thousand displaced from their homes and community. Evacuation efforts commenced at once – but many say not soon enough – allowing for one-third to head west toward Sake, while another two-thirds headed east to Gisenyi in Rwanda. Clearly, the impact upon the social fabric of society is such that Goma, as well as all other communities touched by the volcanic activity, all but ceases to exist after the extent of tremendous devastation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Africas most notable volcanoes" (Nyiragongo Volcano) - with another two hundred fifty thousand displaced from their homes and community. Evacuation efforts commenced at once - but many say not
soon enough - allowing for one-third to head west toward Sake, while another two-thirds headed east to Gisenyi in Rwanda. Clearly, the impact upon the social fabric of society
is such that Goma, as well as all other communities touched by the volcanic activity, all but ceases to exist after the extent of tremendous devastation. "Goma is deserted
and the town has been destroyed, with houses and buildings completely engulfed by lava and reduced to fiery ash. More than a dozen villages on the outskirts of Goma
have been incinerated" (500,000 Flee Congo Volcano). Volcanologists agree that Nyiragongo has spewed its last lava flow, in effect running the course of its existence (Fact Sheet: U.S. Aid to
Volcano Eruption Victims in Congo). However, that does not lessen the responsibility posed by local and federal governments in order to restore some semblance of normalcy to those detrimentally
impacted by Januarys eruption, as well as plan ahead for an incorrect prediction on the part of the experts. "Unless agencies start planning now for the next eruption of
Mount Nyiragongo, the millions spent on reconstruction will be wasted" (Solana PG). Relief efforts began immediately with an appeal for fifteen million dollars in order to cover the initial
fifteen days right after the volcanic blast; millions more were donated by global nations as a means by which to provide additional relief and address the need for rebuilding demolished
communities. Why the people of Goma, along with knowledgeable aid workers, were caught off guard in relation to Nyiragongos potential for eruption has
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