28 May 2021

DRC: Mount Nyiragongo eruption

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Mount Nyiragongo erupted on 22 May 2021near the city of Goma, in the east of DRC. At least 25,000 people were displaced in Sake, 25 km northwest of Goma, and 7,000 travelled towards neighbouring Rwanda to seek refuge. 

Natural hazards