Thursday, May 27, 2021

Thousands flee Goma after DR Congo warns of new volcano eruption

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Magma detected beneath city and adjoining Lake Kivu, says military governor

Thousands of people scrambled to flee the Congolese city of Goma on Thursday, some picking their way across landscapes scarred with lava, after officials said a second volcanic eruption could happen any time.

Magma, the molten rock that normally stays beneath the earth’s crust, had been detected beneath the city and the adjoining Lake Kivu, Constant Ndima Kongba, the military governor of North Kivu province, said, citing seismic and ground deformation data.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/27/risk-volcanic-eruptions-drc-exodus-goma-democratic-republic-congo-nyiragongo-
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Reuters in Goma



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