Over a week after the eruption of volcano Nyiragongo in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the city of Goma once engulfed with fears of b
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Goma slowly returns to normal after Nyiragongo volcanic eruption
Wednesday June 02 2021
Children line up for water given to residents displaced by the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo distributed by the government in Sake, 25 km northwest of Goma, on May 29, 2021. PHOTO | GUERCHOM NDEBO | AFP
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Over a week after the eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the city of Goma, once engulfed with fear of being flooded with hot lava and ash, is slowly returning to normal life as shops reopen and people return home to pick up the pieces. Today, the city of Goma has just woken up. Not everything has returned to normal, but still we are seeing a resumption of activities in the city, Jean Kasereka, a local taxi driver, told Xinhua on Tuesday.
“Today, the city of Goma has just woken up. Not everything has returned to normal, but still, we are seeing a resumption of activities in the city,” Jean Kasereka, a local Taxi driver, told Xinhua on Tuesday.
In market Alanine, one of the busiest markets in Goma, the shouts of vendors and bargaining seemed just like the good old days, not least before the nearby Nyiragongo volcano bursted into activity on May 22, killing at least 32 people.The city, at the foot of the volcano, escaped a potentially enormous disaster as the lava flows stopped on the outskirts on May 23.
With constant seismic tremors in some parts of the city, fears of a fresh eruption forced local authorities to evacuate its people to designated areas as a precaution since Thursday. With nearly 400,000 people evacuated, Goma, home to over 1 million inhabitants, suddenly became a “ghost town”. “Shops were closed and people were busy rushing out of the city,” a resident told Xinhua on its way to take ref