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Democratic Republic of Congo will start a phased return of residents who fled Goma in the aftermath of a volcanic eruption that destroyed thousands of homes and threatened to overrun the city, the government said on Monday.
Authorities in eastern DR Congo said Thursday they were looking at a "progressive return" of inhabitants to the city of Goma, which was evacuated last week over fears of a volcanic eruption. FRANCE 24's Clément Bonnerot tells us more.
The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo prompts residents of Nyiragongo Territory to flee toward the city of Goma. The country's government later ordered the evacuation of Goma due to the eruption. IMAGES
Residents of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, leave the city on foot with their belongings as Mount Nyiragongo volcano erupts. IMAGES
Since the beginning of the year, the Goma Volcano Observatory has recorded intense activity at the active Nyiragongo volcano in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Residents remain fearful of another eruption, after 32 people died from burns or asphyxiation when it roared back into life on May 22-23, 2021, sending torrents of lava into the outskirts of Goma, capital of North Kivu province. Two more people died in accidents as residents fled en masse and hundreds of homes were destroyed.
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