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Nyiragongo volcano's eruption, DR Congo and Rwanda (2021-05-23)

Collection: CEMS-RM : CEMS Rapid Mapping 

Description


Activation time (UTC): 2021-05-23 23:27:00
Event time (UTC): 2021-05-22 19:00:00
Event type: Volcanic activity (Lava flow)

Activation reason:
Nyiragongo volcano (Democratic Republic of Congo) erupted on 22 May. The volcano last erupted in January 2002 killing 250 people and making 120,000 homeless. The lava is reaching the city of Goma (10 km from the volcano) and the government has launched an evacuation plan.

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Delineation products: 0
Grading products: 5

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Contact

Email
jrc-ems-rapidmapping (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2021): Nyiragongo volcano's eruption, DR Congo and Rwanda (2021-05-23). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/d8bdb3d5-d6a0-4267-88ac-be7737e68197

Keywords

CEMS COD Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service Democratic Republic of the Congo Emergency Emergency Management EMSR513 Mapping Rapid Mapping RWA Rwanda Volcanic activity

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR513]: Nyiragongo volcano's eruption, DR Congo and Rwanda (2021-05-23)
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European Commission reuse notice 
Access conditions
No limitations 
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  • All maps produced in scope of this Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping activation downloadable as georeferenced PDFs, TIFFs and JPEGs together with relevant vector data (SHP, KML) as well.

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Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date
2021-06-18
Modified date
2021-06-18
Issued date
2021-05-23
Landing page
https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR513 
Language(s)
English
Data theme(s)
Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency
unknown
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/d8bdb3d5-d6a0-4267-88ac-be7737e68197
Popularity
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