Reference :
V-P-CD-E-01389
Date :
21/12/2011
Caption :
North Kivu province, Goma, "Volcano" district. A young boy walks between freshly laid water pipes. In 2002, the district was completely destroyed when the Nyiragongo volcano erupted.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
Only a third of Goma's people have running water; the rest of of the population has to fetch water from Lake Kivu every day or buy it from privately owned water trucks. The ICRC, in partnership with Mercy Corps, is restoring the city's water system, building and renovating pumping stations, and laying new pipes throughout the city.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
2832x4256
Orientation :
portrait
Colour/B&W :
colour
