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Residents of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, leave the city on foot with their belongings as Mount Nyiragongo volcano erupts. IMAGES
Goma, May 22 (EFE/EPA).- Residents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's main city of Goma fled for safety Saturday night under a glowing red sky as nearby Nyiragongo volcano erupted and the government issued evacuation orders.People carried their belongings through the streets of Goma, a city of around 2 million people that sits on the shore of Lake Kivu on the Rwandan border, about 20 kilometers from Nyiragongo in the Virunga National Park. (Camera: HUGH KINSELLA CUNNINGHAM). SHOT LIST: A GENERAL VIEW OF ERUPTING MOUNT NYIRAGONGO OVER GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO.
Aerial images show the destruction to the region in east Democratic Republic of Congo after the nighttime eruption of Mount Nyiragongo sent thousands of terrified residents fleeing in panic. AERIAL IMAGES
Lava spews out of a fissure in the ground after a volcano erupted in Iceland near Reykjavik. The eruption is deja vu in the region after the same volcano erupted for six months in March-September 2021. IMAGES
UN peacekeepers, as well as residents, leave the city of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, after the local governor warned of a possible new eruption of the volcano Mount Nyiragongo. The UN had also announced it was "relocating" its non-essential international and national staff out of Goma. IMAGES
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