• Residents flee the city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following warnings that Mount Nyiragongo, 10 kilometres away, may erupt for a second time in just over a week. EPA
    Residents flee the city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following warnings that Mount Nyiragongo, 10 kilometres away, may erupt for a second time in just over a week. EPA
  • A man carrying a child flees from Goma. Mount Nyiragongo, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted on 22 May 2021, leaving 32 people dead and damaging surrounding villages. EPA
    A man carrying a child flees from Goma. Mount Nyiragongo, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted on 22 May 2021, leaving 32 people dead and damaging surrounding villages. EPA
  • Rebecca, a displaced mother, holds a piece of paper with the name of her daughter Chance, 9, with whom she lost contact while fleeing the May 22 eruption. Twenty villages were affected, with 3,629 houses burnt and 20,000 people displaced. AFP
    Rebecca, a displaced mother, holds a piece of paper with the name of her daughter Chance, 9, with whom she lost contact while fleeing the May 22 eruption. Twenty villages were affected, with 3,629 houses burnt and 20,000 people displaced. AFP
  • Goma residents evacuate the city. While lava from the May 22 eruption stopped short of Goma, aftershocks and cracks in the landscape have since caused most of the city to be evacuated. EPA
    Goma residents evacuate the city. While lava from the May 22 eruption stopped short of Goma, aftershocks and cracks in the landscape have since caused most of the city to be evacuated. EPA
  • Goma residents carry what they can as they flee across cooled lava. Most residents were reported to have left by May 28. EPA
    Goma residents carry what they can as they flee across cooled lava. Most residents were reported to have left by May 28. EPA
  • DRC military personnel provide security for residents fleeing from Goma. EPA
    DRC military personnel provide security for residents fleeing from Goma. EPA
  • Many of those leaving Goma are heading to nearby villages where they believe they are less at risk from another eruption of Mount Nyiragongo. EPA
    Many of those leaving Goma are heading to nearby villages where they believe they are less at risk from another eruption of Mount Nyiragongo. EPA
  • Men push a motorcycle over the cooled lava surface as the flee Goma. EPA
    Men push a motorcycle over the cooled lava surface as the flee Goma. EPA
  • Emmanuel de Merode, director of Virunga National Park, visits the site of electrical facilities swept away by the eruption, depriving 15,000 homes of power. Mount Nyiragongo is located within the park. AFP
    Emmanuel de Merode, director of Virunga National Park, visits the site of electrical facilities swept away by the eruption, depriving 15,000 homes of power. Mount Nyiragongo is located within the park. AFP
  • Displaced residents queue to receive food distributed in Sake, 25km north-west of Goma. Villages affected by the May 22 eruption included Kibati, Munigi and Mutaho. AFP
    Displaced residents queue to receive food distributed in Sake, 25km north-west of Goma. Villages affected by the May 22 eruption included Kibati, Munigi and Mutaho. AFP
  • Displaced residents seek food distributed by the citizens' movement Lucha in Sake. AFP
    Displaced residents seek food distributed by the citizens' movement Lucha in Sake. AFP

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Residents flee second threat of volcano eruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo - in pictures

Bushara villagers are evacuating the area ahead of the expected blast from Mount Nyiragongo

The National

May 29, 2021

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