Thousands of people scrambled to flee the Congolese city of Goma on Thursday, some picking their way across landscapes scarred with lava, after officials said a second volcanic eruption could happen any time. The lava stopped just 300 metres short of Goma airport, the main hub for aid operations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Others fled by car, creating traffic jams across the city, or on large boats that took them across Lake Kivu. On the road north of Goma, a stream of people picked their way across a landscape charred by lava still hot from Saturday's eruption, drone video footage showed. Around 3,000 houses were destroyed in Saturday’s volcanic eruption and more than 20,000 people left homeless.

Source: The Star May 27, 2021 15:33 UTC