Powerful aftershocks from the Mount Nyiragongo volcano rocked the eastern DR Congo city of Goma on Tuesday. As the death toll from the disaster climbed to 32, thousands were feared to be homeless. Three days after Africa’s most active volcano roared back into life, spewing lava that reached the outskirts of the city of 1.5 […]
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DR Congo’s Nyiragongo volcano erupts sparking panic
The Mount Nyiragongo volcano erupted on Saturday, spewing red fumes into the night sky over the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern city of Goma and sparking an exodus to neighbouring Rwanda. The military governor of North Kivu province, of which Goma is capital, “confirmed the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano … at around 7:00 pm”. […]