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DR Congo:Volcano:2002/01/17

Duration	2002/01/17	Around 45 people were killed and hundreds of thousands fled Goma, eastern Congo after a volcano erupted and devastated the city.
Country or District	DR Congo
Name	Volcano

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
OCHA Situation Report 2002/02/04
Dead: around 45 people

Specific Matters

OCHA Report 2002/02/12 The latest situation OCHA Situation Report 2002/02/04

Related Links

Report/Articles yahoo!news 2002/01/23 Quakes, Rain Add to Congo Misery independent news 2002/01/22 fifty killed as lava sparks petrol station fireball. yahoo!news 2002/01/22 Relief Aid Arrives in Goma yahoo!news 2002/01/20 Volcano's Lava Engulfs a Congo Town, Killing Up to 40 CNN News 2002/01/19 Estimated the death toll at 47 as volcano devastates Congolese city Asahi.com2002/01/19(Japanese page) Forcing hundred thouthands to flee in Goma City. Earth Observatory Natural Hazards (NASA) Nyiragongo Volcano Erupts in the Congo BBC news 2002/01/19 Volcano victims flee Goma yahoo!Japan news 2002/01/19 3 hundred thousand people evacuate because of the outflow of lava Yahoo asia News 2002/01/19 Thousands flee Congo town after volcano erupts CNN News 2002/01/18 Volcano devastates Congo city OCHA Situation Report 2002/01/18 Congo volcano erupts, houses destroyed

Geographycal Data Information

Emergency Relief Information Exite News (Japanese) 2002/02/05 Help the disaster victim of Congo.

Urgent Report from Supporting Members of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center

Pictures TIME europe.com Photo Essays Yahoo asia News 2002/01/19 Goma's airport