During the 2002 eruption, swaths of lava up to 165 feet wide tore down Nyiragongo's slopes, burning everything in their path. Tephra is a general term for fragments of volcanic rock and lava that ...

At the base of the volcano sprawls the city of Goma ... Twice in recent years Nyiragongo's eruptions have sent molten rock flowing toward the city. In 1977 lava raced down the mountain at more ...

Residents pick up remains of their destroyed homes from the smouldering lava deposited by the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano near Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo on May 23 ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Flowing lava from the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo, which occurred late on May 22 ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The Nyiragongo volcano saw its last major eruption in 2002. When it's not erupting, it's home to the world's largest lava lake. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook ...

as the African volcano Nyiragongo did in January, 2002. But most deaths resulted from secondary causes in the wake of an eruption—mudflows, tsunamis, and starvation. As the following historic ...

KINSHASA, Congo--Tens of thousands of people are evacuating the city of Goma in eastern Congo for fear of another volcanic eruption by Mount Nyiragongo. The military governor of Congo’s North ...