diaz: sicily s mount etna, one of the world s most active volcanoes, is putting on quite a show. this is the fourth eruption in the last six days. no homes are threatened, but the local airport was forced to shutdown. now to another mountain top. two climbers set records at mt. everest this week. 75-year-old arthur muir became the oldest american to reach the peak. and tsang yin-hung from hong kong set the record for the
the threat of another volcanic eruption in the democratic republic of congo. already the city is unrecognizable. hundreds of homes being watched away in the l lava. another e rupgts eruption could be catastrophic. we captured incredible footage, tell us more about what you saw. it is exactly eight days
the government issued an evacuation order for goma earlier in the evening and hundreds of thousands of people packed up their belongings and left their homes. translation: it s something we ve never seen before. - we are all together, shaken. translation: there s volcanic activity, the volcano is erupting in the population of goma are really worried. but it is a really unusual situation and everyone is preparing, everyone is outside asking what s going to happen. in 2002 to an eruption killed 250 people and destroyed part of goma, leaving 120,000 people homeless. translation: there is no information, translation: there is no information, even - translation: there is no information, even on - translation: there is no information, even on the l information, even on the channel. we don t know if we should stay in the house or flee.
earlier in the evening, and hundreds of thousands of people packed up their belongings and left their homes. translation: it s something we ve never seen before. - we are all together, shaken. translation: there s volcanic activity. - the volcano is erupting and the population of goma are really worried, it s a really unusual situation and everyone is preparing, everyone is outside, asking what s going to happen. in 2002, an eruption killed 250 people and destroyed part of goma, leaving 120,000 people homeless. translation: we lost a lot of people - that s why - we don t know what to do. there s no information, even on the national channel. people are panicking and we don t know if we should stay in the house or flee. this is one of the world s most active volcanoes. these pictures from 2017 show its huge lava lake
stay in the house or flee. this is one of the world s most active volcanoes. these pictures from 2017 show its huge lava lake one of the largest in the world. courtney bembridge, bbc news. 20 athletes taking part in a cross country event in northern china have died in extreme weather the competitors were hit by hail, freezing rain and gales, on a high altitude section of the 100km mountain race in gansu province. these are the first pictures of the rescue efforts. officials in baiyin city report that eight other people were injured and it s believed one person is still missing. the race was halted. let s get the latest on the israel hamas conflict in gaza now. mediators from egypt have been travelling between israel, gaza, and the west bank to secure the ceasefire between israel and hamas. egypt played a key role in brokering the truce, which has held for a second day. nearly 250 people were killed in gaza during the 11 day conflict. 12 people died in israel. the bbc s tom batemanjoi