Mike Goldwater / Network Photographers This man cycles along a makeshift road that has been made across the cooling lava following the volcanic eruption that devasted about a third of the town of Goma. In the backgroud is all that remains of the town's cathederal. Jan 2002

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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. This man cycles along a makeshift road that has been made across the cooling lava following the volcanic eruption that devasted about a third of the town of Goma. In the backgroud is all that remains of the town's cathederal.

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Size: 3345px × 5018px
Location: Goma, Goma, DRC
Photo credit: © Mike Goldwater / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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