DR Congo Volcanic Eruption(2021)

Question 1

How many people were killed during the eruption ?

Answer 1

Around 32 people

Question 2

How many homes were destroyed by lava flows during the eruption

Answer 2

Over 3500 homes

Question 3

How many people were displaced ?

Answer 3

400,000 people, forced to evacuate

Question 4

What was the estimated economic cost

Answer 4

$350 million

Question 5

What risk increases due to poor sanitation ?

Answer 5

Cholera risk

Question 6

How many volcano monitoring stations functioned at the time ?

Answer 6

1/5

Question 7

Did this eruption catch authorities off guard ?

Answer 7

Yes

Question 8

What impacted did poor infrastructure have for evacuation ?

Answer 8

Caused chaos

Many people had no formal evacuation route of emergency shelter