Posted on 05/22/2021 6:30:52 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of Congo started erupting at around 17:15 UTC on May 22, 2021, producing high lava fountains and lava flows that forced nearby residents to evacuate in panic.
According to local media reports, many residents of the nearby city of Goma (population 670 000) grabbed their belongings and evacuated toward neighboring Rwanda.
Red glow filled the sky above the city, sending panicked residents fleeing, Reuters reported.
Volcanologist Dario Tedesco said Goma does not appear to be at risk because lava is flowing east in the direction of the Rwandan border.
According to Reuters, Tedesco earlier said he thought lava might hit Goma, but later he said this was not the case.
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Where should we put this city?
How about next to this deadly volcano?
“Having lost a home in the Campfire, I would agree.”
Was that your primary home? I’m just curious, and I don’t mean to get too personal; how did that affect you in the long term? Were you able to rebuild? How long did it take?
Hi. No, the house was empty. We had just closed escrow the day before the fire, so we did not lose anything but the house. We continued to live in Los Altos until last year when we bought a house nearby our old house. Our old property was cleaned up and remains vacant. Our insurance covered everything and we consider ourselves fortunate. Many lost much more than we did.
Sounds like you got relatively very lucky. Thanks.
I think this volcano is also east of Java. /rimshot
I just watched a documentary last week on volcanoes and this volcano was featured. It is a scary thing, to be sure! Volcanology fascinates me!
I’ve watched probably three dozen Nova-PBS videos in the last few weeks, and everything makes perfect sense until they get to the part where “If something isn’t done about climate change, we’re all gonna DIE!”
9 C Class solar flares and 2 M-Class flares in the last 24 hrs.
Prepare for more volcanic activity.
Interesting.
Earthquakes, tornados, forest fires, volcanos ?? I’ll take a Nor’easter any time over the others.
The Italians probably also have much better private and public transportation available. Of course it helps to be tracking earth movements and quakes.
Hi Face !!!! Must be volcano climate change season but that ball of FIRE in the Sky is the thing that scares me most. What if it falls ?
Gosh they blamed their religion “climate change” ? Sorry Face it took me two readings to understand. Senility is growing I suppose .... LOL
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