Mount Nyiragongo's last eruption, in 2002, left hundreds dead and coated airport runways in lava. More than 100,000 people were left homeless in the aftermath, adding to the fear in Goma on ...

Goma ultimately was largely spared the mass destruction caused by Mt. Nyiragongo's last eruption in 2002. Hundreds died then and more than 100,000 people were left homeless.

People look at a crack on the road caused by earth tremors following the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano near Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Wednesday, May 26.

Flowing lava from the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo, which occurred late on May 22, 2021, is seen near Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, in this still image taken from undated video ...

GOMA, May 23 (Reuters) - A volcanic eruption in eastern Congo left a smoking trail of destruction half a mile wide on Sunday that buried hundreds of houses and left residents searching for missing ...

Without the usual seismic warnings, Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo burst suddenly into life on May 22, 2021. The volcano spewed lava and smoke that threatened the nearby city of Goma.

Lava from the recent eruption stopped just short of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But geologic factors and inconsistent monitoring make the volcano a perpetual threat.

The 2002 eruption destroyed about 20 percent of Goma, burying it under molten rock, leaving 120,000 people homeless and killing around 250 people through carbon dioxide asphyxiation, ...

People look at a crack on the road caused by earth tremors following the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano near Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Wednesday, May 26.

Thousands flee Goma as threat of another volcanic eruption looms By Bethlehem Feleke , Larry Madowo , Ivana Kottasová and Niamh Kennedy , CNN 4 minute read ...

People look at a crack on the road caused by earth tremors following the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano near Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Wednesday, May 26.