Posted on 05/22/2021 5:20:13 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo seems to have subsided late Saturday, according to the Goma Volcano Observatory, which monitors the volcano.
Still, authorities have activated an evacuation plan for the nearby city of Goma. The volcano's last major eruption in 2002 killed 250 people and displaced thousands.
Volcanologist Honore Chiraba from the Goma Volcano Observatory told CNN there are two fractures in the volcano. Chiraba is following the volcanic activity closely with the governor of North Kivu, the province where the city of Goma is located.
A post on the verified Twitter account of the British Embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Saturday, "Nyiragongo volcano, close to city of Goma, began erupting this evening. Current assessments indicate eruption doesn't threaten the city itself. All should remain vigilant & Brits concerned should reach out to us ... We continue to monitor the situation closely."
The 11,500-foot-high volcano is one of several near the DRC's border with Rwanda and Uganda, an area of tropical rain forest and rare mountain gorillas.
Goma is on the edge of Lake Kivu on the Democratic Republic of Congo's border with Rwanda.
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Wow… a MASTER artist should be there to capture that on canvas.
The lake may be far more dangerous than the lava because of the high concentration of, IIRC, carbon monoxide in its depths (which are of volcanic origin). If the lake, because of the eruption, turns over, especially if there is a major gas eruption, anyone the nearby valley, plus animals, may simply suffocate.
Yikes
There’s a lake in, I think, Cameroon that has done that. Don’t know if it’s CO or CO2, but when the lake turns over every animal, including insects dies.
Cool picture, at least they can get back to the tree planting now.
Cool picture, at least they can get back to the tree planting now.
Could that be dangerous to the locals maybe?
“Could that be dangerous to the locals maybe?”
Ah OK, thanks!
Premature Eruptionation?
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