Mt. Nyiragongo eruption forces nearby residents to flee
The figure could still rise as provincial authorities from hard-hit villages continue to assess the damage. A total of 17 outlying villages were hit, Muyaya said.
Community members have given a provisional toll of 10 dead in Bugamba alone, the Associated Press news agency reported.
Thousands flee Goma
The International Federation of Red Cross said that between 3,000 and 5,000 people fled into Rwanda on Saturday, many of them peasants and farmers with livestock. Some began returning on Sunday.
A further 25,000 others sought refuge to the northwest in Sake, UNICEF, the UN children's agency, said on Sunday.