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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO The Wrath of Mount Nyiragongo Lava poured down the slopes of Mount Nyiragongo and through the eastern Congolese city of Goma, destroying everything in its path and sending hundreds of thousands of people fleeing for their lives. U.N. officials put the death toll at about 50, as displaced people lined roads into Rwanda and gathered in the town of Gisenyi. As the 3,469-m volcano continued to spew molten rock, earthquakes shook the area and a cloud of smoke hung in the air. The lava flow ended in Lake Kivu, on the border...
...DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Still Not Safe Aid agencies began distributing food in the stricken city of Goma after residents returned to the area despite threats of a second volcanic eruption. Molten lava from the Nyiragongo volcano claimed at least 100 lives, including 50 killed in an explosion at a petrol station, and destroyed more than 1,500 homes. The U.N. says half a million people will need ongoing humanitarian assistance or relocation...