“Earthquakes and seismic activity, including the release of harmful gases from fissures, continue as a result of the May 22 eruption of Mount Nyiragongo. There are reports of damage from the earthquakes throughout the city, including of buildings and streets,” the U.S. Embassy said. Multiple volcanic eruptions at Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of Congo have created a smoldering ghost town in Goma, the once-bustling city of just under 700,000 people. Mount Nyiragongo is a stratovolcano containing an active lava lake, with an elevation of 3,470 m (11,385 ft), characterized by a steep profile in the Virunga Mountains. However, much like the formation of Mount Nyiragongo, where lava was moving over a steep slope inside a lava tube, it can move around 30 km/hr (19 miles/hr).

Source: The North Africa Journal May 29, 2021 01:14 UTC