Democratic Republic of Congo: Volcanologists collect lava samples at Mount Nyiragongo eruption site
12 July 2021 |
12:08 pm
Volcano scientists from Goma Volcano Observatory (OVG) were seen working at Mount Nyiragongo's eruption site after thousands of residents had to flee from the eastern city of Goma in the wake of the natural disaster, Friday. The volcanologists walked through the charred area using portable measuring devices such as landfill gas analysers to collect samples of the lava.
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