The United Nations and the Rwandan government today urged refugees from the volcano in eastern Congo to gather in approved camps, where aid agencies could deliver food, water and shelter - but most Congolese just want to go home.

The US is sending thousands of blankets and other relief supplies to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.

Tens of thousands of people have lost their homes as a volcano erupts in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

At least 45 people have died after a volcanic eruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to UN officials.