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DR Congo: Volcano evacuation order sparks mass exodus in Goma
Displaced residents wait to register to receive aid distributed by a local politician and businessman in Goma [Guerchom Ndebo/AFP]
<p>Tens of thousands of people have fled the Congolese city of Goma after officials ordered the evacuation of parts of the city due to the risk of further eruptions from Mount Nyiragongo.<br />The evacuation order came after powerful aftershocks rocked the ...
At least 31 dead and thousands displaced after volcanic eruption in Democratic Republic of Congo
A view from Tchegera Island on Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo shows flame spewing from Mount Nyiragongo on Saturday, May 22.
<p>At least 31 people have died and hundreds of children were feared missing or separated from their families Monday after Mount Nyiragongo erupted in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the weekend.Government spokesman Patrick Muyaya confirmed ...
Double volcanoes in Italy with bursts from Etna and Stromboli
Stuff.co.nz   20 May 2021   Italy   Napoli  
Footage of lava fountaining from Mt Etna's Southeast Crater taken by INGV volcanologist Boris Behncke.
<p>Italian volcanoes Etna and Stromboli have had bursts of activity within hours of each other.<br />The first to go was Sicilian volcano Mt Etna, which sent up a 500-metre high lava fountain after a bout of volcanic activity started about 2.20am Wednesday ...
Pilgrims, Prayers, and Pizza on Pacaya Volcano
The Atlantic   17 May 2021   Guatemala  
A man watches as red-hot lava flows during an eruption of the Pacaya volcano at San Vicente de Sales municipality in Guatemala's Escuintla region on May 8, 2021.
<p>Guatemala&rsquo;s Pacaya volcano has been in a fairly active period since about 1961. Earlier this year, a new fissure vent opened, and rivers of lava began flowing out, threatening several nearby communities. The lava has been advancing slowly, and locals ...
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Volcano on St. Vincent Still Erupting
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, April 18, 2021.
<p>VOLCANO ON ST. VINCENT STILL ERUPTING - The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines appealed for international help Tuesday as the Caribbean island nation begins to tackle the daunting cleanup from a series of volcanic eruptions that have not stopped.<br>"The ...
Drone footage reveals dramatic Iceland volcanic eruption
livescience   23 March 2021   Iceland  
A helicopter flies over the eruption. (Image credit: Vilhelm Gunnarsson via Getty Images)
<p>After a 900-year nap, a volcano in Iceland erupted Friday (March 19), spewing tendrils of molten lava down its flanks and bathing the cloudy night sky in an ominous orange-red. <br />Gorgeous and fiery photos show the Fagradalsfjall volcano, located about ...
Quaking in their beds, sleepless Icelanders await volcanic eruption
Yahoo News   15 March 2021   Iceland   Grindavik  
A view of the eruption site near Keilir
<p>COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Icelanders are yearning for some undisturbed shut-eye after tremors from tens of thousands of earthquakes have rattled their sleep for weeks in what scientists call an unprecedented seismic event, which might well end in a spectacular ...
Mount Etna illuminates night sky with 1,500-metre lava fountain
The Guardian   23 February 2021   Italy   Sicily  
Lava fountains put on a spectacular display. Photograph: Getty Images
<p>Mount Etna&rsquo;s spectacular eruptions reached a peak on Monday when the volcano&rsquo;s lava fountains soared to 1,500 metres &ndash; a display described by one expert as &ldquo;one of the most striking in the last few decades&rdquo;.<br />Europe&rsquo;s ...
Indonesia volcano erupts, spews red-hot lava
France24   19 February 2021   Indonesia   Jakarta  
Lava flows down from the crater of Mount Merapi in Yogyakarta, Indonesia AGUNG SUPRIYANTO AFP
<p>Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted on Friday, belching out fiery red lava.<br />The volcano, close to Indonesia's cultural capital Yogyakarta on Java island, had already spewed lava almost two dozen times over the ...
Indonesia's volcano spews massive ash cloud
The Indian Express   27 March 2020   Indonesia  
(Photo | AFP/BNPB)
<p>JAKARTA: Indonesia's most active volcano Mount Merapi erupted on Friday, shooting a column of ash some 5,000 metres (16,000 feet) into the air in its second major eruption this month.<br />Ash and sand-covered areas several kilometres (miles) away from ...
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