British MP Oona King, with Bishop John Rucyahana, helping to distribute aid to refugees from the Nyriragongo volcano erupted in the Cyuve camp, Rwanda.

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When the Nyriragongo volcano erupted on 18th Jan 2002 lava flowed into Goma in Democratic Republic of Congo, destroying one third of the town and killing 45 people. The 3,469-metre Nyiragongo volcano is one of eight scattered along the borders of Rwanda, Congo and Uganda, and is only about 10 kilometres from Goma. British MP Oona King, with Bishop John Rucyahana, helping to distribute aid to refugees in the Cyuve camp, Rwanda.

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