Risks related to the eruption of the Nyiragongo Volcano on 22 May 2021: Case of Fracturation in the Mabanga and Bujovu quarters. Goma /North Kivu Province/DR Congo
Abstract
Nyiragongo is one of the most active volcano in the virunga volcanic chain. The three eruptions of Nyiragongo namely January 10, 1977, May 17, 2002 and May 22, 2021 were all fissural.rnThese three eruptions developed a series of fractures starting from the summit to the level of the city of Goma. It turns out that the last eruption created new fractures and reactivated old ones; these characterized by the presence of heat flows but also gases and were used for the passage of lava in some places. As partof the Monitoring of this volcano, a GPS survey was carried out along the old fractures and cracks and those reactivated at the point of exit of the lava until in the city of Goma, the objective was the follow-up of the fractures for s'inquire about cracks, fractures and other damage that occurred during the strong seismicity that followed the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano on May 22, 2021.However, there are cracks and fractures from the summit of the Nyiragongo volcano down to town level.
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Maombi Nzamu Sandra, Ngangu Bonheur Rugain, Honore Mateso Ciraba, Tumaini Sadiki Arsène, Kwetu SAMBO Gloire, Seza Diane, Bahati Rusimbuka Marcel, Kitumaini M Flavien, Kavuke Jonathan (2022). Risks related to the eruption of the Nyiragongo Volcano on 22 May 2021: Case of Fracturation in the Mabanga and Bujovu quarters. Goma /North Kivu Province/DR Congo . International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Growth Evaluation (IJMRGE), 3(1), 300-306.