Dario Tedesco, a volcanologist in Goma, a , told Reuters he could see "high lava fountains", later adding that lava had reached the airport. He said a new fracture has opened up on the volcano, and the lava was moving south toward Goma. They have fear because in 2002 Nyiragongo erupted and killed many people in Goma and (the Rwandan town of) Rubavu." Journalist and filmmaker Melanie Gouby posted a photo of the eruption and wrote: "It looks like the Nyiragongo volcano has started erupting. Volcanologists at the Goma Volcano Observatory (OVG), which monitors Nyiragongo, have struggled to make basic checks since the World Bank cut funding amid embezzlement allegations.

Source: Daily Mirror May 22, 2021 17:59 UTC