Congo eruption 'a disaster'

Aid agencies are warning of a humanitarian disaster in the Democratic Republic of Congo after an erupting volcano forced thousands of people to flee their homes.

Aid agencies are warning of a humanitarian disaster in the Democratic Republic of Congo after an erupting volcano forced thousands of people to flee their homes.

Thousands of people are fleeing across the border after Mount Nyiragongo began spewing rock and molten lava on Thursday. Many people have been buried alive. The city of Goma has been destroyed.

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