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  • The city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, threatened by a volcanic eruption, has apparently been spared a catastrophe.

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    The city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, threatened by a volcanic eruption, has apparently been spared a catastrophe.

  • The lava flow from the Nyiragongo volcano has come to a standstill on the outskirts of Goma, said the military governor of North Kivu Province, Constant Ndima, on Sunday.

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    The lava flow from the Nyiragongo volcano has come to a standstill on the outskirts of Goma, said the military governor of North Kivu province, Constant Ndima, on Sunday.

  • However, some buildings were demolished by the lava.

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    However, some buildings were demolished by the lava.

  • The eruption is reminiscent of the last major eruption of the Nyiragongo in 2002, said a representative of the Virunga National Park, in which the Nyiragongo volcano is located.

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    The eruption is reminiscent of the last major eruption of the Nyiragongo in 2002, said a representative of the Virunga National Park, in which the Nyiragongo volcano is located.

  • More than a hundred people had been killed and most of the eastern part of Goma had been covered with lava, including half of the runway at Goma Airport.

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    More than a hundred people had been killed at the time and almost all of the eastern part of Goma had been covered with lava, including half of the runway at Goma Airport.

The lava flow from the Mount Nyiragongo volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo stopped shortly before the city of Goma. This was reported by a reporter from the German press agency on site on Sunday.

Residents who had left their homes in a panic on Saturday evening and had fled some of them across the border into neighboring Rwanda returned on Sunday morning.

Published: May 23, 2021, 1:30 p.m.

Last updated: May 23, 2021, 3:25 pm