Lava reaches Goma airport in DR Congo after volcano erupts
The red sky is seen after the Nyiragongo volcano erupted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as seen from the border in Gisenyi, Rwanda, on May 22, 2021. PHOTO | SIMON WOHLFAHRT | AFP
A lava flow reached the airport of the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern city of Goma early Sunday after the eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano, an official said.
"The situation is deteriorating," an official from Virunga National Park — where the erupting volcano is located — said in a message to staff, which AFP was copied in on.
