Mount Nyiragongo's last eruption, in 2002, left hundreds dead and coated airport runways in lava. pic.twitter.com/JQmz7v16Ne —@MONUSCOSome sought refuge aboard boats on Lake Kivu, while others fled to Mount Goma, the highest point in the metropolitan area. "Dad told us that the volcano was erupting and that we were going to go to Mount Goma to escape the lava of the volcano. Authorities at the Goma Volcano Observatory initially said it was the nearby Nyamulagira volcano that had erupted, only adding to the confusion. Residents are seen leaving the city of Goma following a volcano eruption in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday.

Source: CBC News May 22, 2021 21:27 UTC