Mount Nyiragongo: DR Congo plans to evacuate city as volcano erupts

Sunday, 23 May 2021Newsdesk

The government in the Democratic Republic of Congo has launched an evacuation plan for the eastern city of Goma after a large volcano erupted.

New Delhi, 23 May 2021

As per news report of BBC, fountains of high lava burst from the Mount Nyiragongo into the night sky forming a thick orange cloud over Goma, which has a population of two million.Thousands of panic-stricken residents were fleeing, many on foot.The volcano, located 10km (six miles) from Goma, last erupted in 2002 killing 250 people and making 120,000 homeless.Crowds were seen with mattresses and other belongings, fleeing towards the border with Rwanda to the east, even before the government's announcement, which came several hours after the eruption started.

Source -BBC