Congo's Mount Nyiragongo Volcano Destroys Hundreds of Homes; At Least 15 Dead
At a Glance Mount Nyiragongo erupted for the first time in nearly 20 years Saturday.Mounds of lava covered hundreds of homes at the edge of Goma, a city of 2 million.At least 15 people died, many in the chaos caused by the evacuation. One volcanologist calls Mount Nyiragongo the "most dangerous volcano in the world." This article is no longer being updated. For latest on the Mount Nyiragongo eruption and nearby earthquakes, click here. A river of lava a half-mile...