Volcano warning sparks evacuation order, exodus in DR Congo

This handout satellite image released on May 25, 2021, by Maxar Technologies shows an overview before the eruption of the Mt Nyiragongo volcano near Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, that sent lava toward the city on May 20, 2021. – Powerful aftershocks from the Mount Nyiragongo volcano rocked the eastern DR Congo city of Goma on May 25, 2021, as the death toll from the disaster climbed to 32, and thousands were feared 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 million, tremors were shaking the region every 10 to 15 minutes. (Photo by Handout / Satellite image ©2021 Maxar Technologies / AFP)

GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) — DR Congo authorities ordered the evacuation of part of the city of Goma on Thursday over the risk of further eruptions from volcano Nyiragongo, causing an immediate exodus of tens of thousands of people, an AFP correspondent said.

“Right now we can’t rule out an eruption on land or under the lake (Kivu), which could happen very soon and without warning,” the local military governor General Constant Ndima told media.

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