At least 15 people died when torrents of lava poured into villages after dark in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, destroying more than 500 homes, officials and survivors said on Sunday. 01:31 DR Congo volcano: thousands flee as Mount Nyiragongo lava flows destroy homes – videoMore than 170 children were still feared missing and Unicef officials said they were organising transit centres to help unaccompanied children in the wake of the disaster. Goma ultimately was largely spared the mass destruction it suffered the last time the volcano erupted in 2002. However, the airport appeared to be spared the same fate as 2002 when lava flowed on to the runways. Much of surrounding eastern Congo is under threat from myriad armed groups vying for control of the region’s mineral resources.

Source: The Guardian May 23, 2021 20:03 UTC