Volcano death toll rises as aftershocks shake DR Congo

Goma, Dr Congo (AFP) May 24, 2021

Five people were found choked to death on toxic fumes from the eruption of eastern DR Congo's Nyiragongo volcano on Monday, as strong aftershocks rocked the city of Goma. The deaths bring to 20 the number killed since Africa's most active volcano erupted on Saturday, spewing red-hot molten lava that engulfed houses in its wake. "We have just discovered five dead people," civil society le