Nyiragongo volcano in the DRC [4/4]: can we better predict the next eruptions?

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The Nyiragongo volcano overlooks the city of Goma.

Its eruption in May 2021 surprised researchers at the Goma volcanological observatory.

© RFI / Coralie Pierret

By: Coralie Pierret

1 min

Last part of our series on the May volcano eruption in eastern DRC.

The city of Goma lives under the perpetual threat of new eruptions that could destroy the capital of the province of North Kivu.

The mission of the OVG, the Volcanic Observatory of Goma, is to predict the movements of the volcano. 

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Due to lack of resources, the observatory worked with difficulty in the months preceding the eruption of May 22, 2021. After the eruption, the government promised to restore this institution to working order.

What about today ? 

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