When the Nyriragongo volcano erupted on 18/01/2002 lava flowed into Goma in DRC, destroying one third of the town. Goma's town authorities were quickly at work leveling cold lava to re-open roads.
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. Goma's town authorities were at work deploying soldiers to deter looters and leveling parts of the flow to re-open roads that had been blocked by the lava, allowing transport and aid to pass to either side of the town once more.
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Location: Goma, Goma, DRC
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