Mount Nyiragongo (/ ˌnɪərəˈɡɒŋɡoʊ, - ˈɡɔːŋ -/ neer-ə-GONG-go) is an active stratovolcano with an elevation of 3,470 m (11,385 ft) [1] in the Virunga Mountains associated with the Albertine Rift.

Dec 3, 2024 · Mount Nyiragongo, active volcano in the Virunga Mountains of east-central Africa. It lies in the volcano region of Virunga National Park, Congo (Kinshasa), near the border with Rwanda, 12 miles (19 km) north of Goma.

May 22, 2022 · Goma, the capital city of the North Kivu region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is a thriving metropolis that is home to around two million people. But lying just 15 kilometres to the north is Mount Nyiragongo, an active volcano with the fastest-flowing lava in …

May 24, 2021 · Lava from the recent eruption stopped just short of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But geologic factors and inconsistent monitoring make the volcano a perpetual...

Sep 9, 2022 · When Mount Nyiragongo, a volcano near the city, erupted, it destroyed about 3,600 homes and buildings, forced evacuations of 400,000 residents and killed at least 32 people, according to a...

At about 6:30 p.m. (CAT) on 22 May 2021, a flank of Mount Nyiragongo erupted and lava began to flow towards the city of Goma about 20 kilometers to the south, [5] which had a population of 2 million people. [1] . The DRC government urged residents of the city to evacuate. [6] .

Aug 20, 2024 · This eruption generated two lava flows, with the western flow inundating parts of Goma, causing significant damage to the population, buildings, and infrastructure, and halting approximately 1 km from Goma International Airport (Balagizi et al., 2022).

May 28, 2021 · Around 400,000 people have fled the city of Goma and its surroundings in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as the threat of another volcanic eruption at Mount Nyiragongo looms, a ...

May 28, 2021 · On the evening of May 22, 2021, Nyiragongo, a mountainous volcano in Democratic Republic of the Congo, suddenly erupted, killing dozens and triggering a pandemonious exodus of swaths of...

Jul 8, 2021 · On the evening of 22nd May 2021, Africa’s most active volcano and one of the most dangerous in the world erupted. The lava flow from the Nyiragongo volcano flowed to the northeast of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).