People began to return to the Democratic Republic of Congo Sunday after more than 8,000 people crossed the border to Rwanda fleeing an eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano.
May 23 (UPI) — Thousands of people who evacuated the Democratic Republic of Congo after the Mount Nyiragongo volcano erupted returned to view the aftermath Sunday. Rwanda’s Emergency Management Ministry said that at least 8,000 people crossed the border into the country following the eruption. «This morning, after lava flows from Nyiragongo volcano have stopped, most of Congolese evacuated to Rubavu are returning back home,» the ministry said.
