Jean-yves Kamale May 24, 2021 - 8:31 AM
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) â Residents searched for missing loved ones amid their destroyed homes on the outskirts of Congoâs eastern city of Goma Monday, where light aftershocks were detected in the area following the eruption of a large volcano two days earlier.
With little warning Mount Nyiragongo had turned the dark sky fiery red on Saturday night and then spewed torrents of lava into villages, killing at least 15 people and destroying more than 500 homes, officials and survivors said.
Grief, disbelief and fear hung over the area as seven government ministers, including Congo s prime minister and health minister, visited Goma.
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A volcanic eruption in eastern Congo left a smoking trail of destruction half a mile wide on Sunday that buried hundreds of houses and left residents searching for missing loved ones, before halting just short of the city of Goma.
Goma was thrown into panic on Saturday evening as Mount Nyiragongo, one of the worldâs most active and dangerous volcanoes, erupted, turning the night sky an eerie red and sending a wall of orange lava downhill towards the lakeside city of about 2 million people.
Fifteen were killed, including nine in a traffic accident as residents fled, four who tried to escape Munzenze prison in Goma and two who were burned to death, government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said in a statement.
Residents search for dead killed by Congo s volcano eruption
JEAN-YVES KAMALE, Associated Press
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1of8Lava from the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo cuts through Buhene north of Goma, Congo Monday, May 24, 2021. Residents returned to destroyed homes and searched for missing loved ones on the outskirts of Goma as officials called for vigilance amid small tremors after the large volcano erupted Saturday May 22, 2021 . Mount Nyiragongo sent torrents of lava into villages after dark with little warning, leaving at least 15 people dead amid the chaos and destroying more than 500 homes.Justin Kabumba/APShow MoreShow Less
2of8Lava from the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo cuts through Buhene north of Goma, Congo Monday, May 24, 2021. Residents returned to destroyed homes and searched for missing loved ones on the outskirts of Goma as officials called for vigilance amid small tremors after the large volcano erupted Saturday May 22, 2021 . Mount Nyiragongo s
Congo s volcano eruption kills at least 15, destroys hundreds of homes Share Updated: 1:24 PM EDT May 24, 2021 By JEAN-YVES KAMALE, Associated Press
Congo s volcano eruption kills at least 15, destroys hundreds of homes Share Updated: 1:24 PM EDT May 24, 2021
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Death toll from Congo volcano eruption rises to at least 32
JEAN-YVES KAMALE, Associated Press
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1of8People gather on a stream of cold lava rock following the overnight eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in Goma, Congo, Sunday, May 23, 2021. Witnesses say Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo volcano unleashed lava that destroyed homes on the outskirts of Goma but the city of nearly 2 million was mostly spared after the nighttime eruption. Residents of the Buhene area said many homes had caught fire as lava oozed into their neighborhood.Justin Kabumba/APShow MoreShow Less
2of8Lava from the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo cuts through Buhene north of Goma, Congo Monday, May 24, 2021. Residents returned to destroyed homes and searched for missing loved ones on the outskirts of Goma as officials called for vigilance amid small tremors after the large volcano erupted Saturday May 22, 2021 . Mount Nyiragongo sent torrents of lava into villages after dark with little w