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Thousands flee Goma as DRC's Nyiragongo volcano erupts

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Goma, May 22 (EFE/EPA).- Residents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's main city of Goma fled for safety Saturday night under a glowing red sky as nearby Nyiragongo volcano erupted and the government issued evacuation orders.People carried their belongings through the streets of Goma, a city of around 2 million people that sits on the shore of Lake Kivu on the Rwandan border, about 20 kilometers from Nyiragongo in the Virunga National Park. (Camera: HUGH KINSELLA CUNNINGHAM). SHOT LIST: A GENERAL VIEW OF ERUPTING MOUNT NYIRAGONGO OVER GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO.

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