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Added on the 27/05/2021 18:42:44 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
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.
Residents of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, leave the city on foot with their belongings as Mount Nyiragongo volcano erupts. IMAGES
The United Nations begins withdrawal of MONUSCO peacekeeping forces from the Democratic Republic of Congo by handing over a first UN base to the national police. During an official ceremony at the Kamanyola base, close to the Rwandan and Burundian borders, the flags of the United Nations and Pakistan, the countries of origin of the peacekeepers in charge, were replaced by those of the DRC. IMAGES
Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Goma, a day after a general election marred by widespread logistical problems that saw some polling stations around the Democratic Republic of Congo, either never open or open late and then shut down early. IMAGES
Two major cracks appear on the ground in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma as powerful aftershocks from the Mount Nyiragongo volcano shook the area. IMAGES