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Nyamuragira volcano (DRCongo) activity update: steaming/degassing from pit inside summit caldera
Recent NASA satellite images from 11 June 2013 show a thick steam and gas plume rising from a pit crater in the summit caldera of Nyamuragira volcano. No evidence of lava close to the surface was found, while the lava lake in neighboring Nyiragongo remains well active and visible on the same images. Nyamuragira’s plume […]
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DR Congo: Watching the volcanoes
GOMA (DR CONGO) — Perched on a hillside, the volcano observatory in Goma, capital of North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), commands a great view of nearby Nyiragongo mountain. “Goma faces the highest risk any city in the world could face,” said Dario Tedesco, coordinator, project for the prevention and analysis […]
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ICRC enhances access to water in Saké, North Kivu
Kinshasa/Goma (ICRC) – People in Saké, 27 kilometres north of Goma in the Masisi territory of North Kivu province, are witnessing the successful completion of a two-year effort by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to improve their access to water, which had been a serious problem for over 10 years. The region’s […]
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City holds its breath as volcano bubbles
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Deep inside the volcano’s crater, a cauldron of scarlet lava spits, bubbles, and boils. Clouds of foul-smelling gas billow up and over the rocky rim. On a recent morning, park ranger Jean-Bosco Simpeze peered into the angry pit, then turned to face the plain below. The dawn light caught […]
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