UN says 20,000 homeless, 40 missing in DR Congo volcano aftermath

More than 200 earthquakes since Saturday’s eruption have damaged buildings and streets in Goma, causing panic.

More than 20,000 people are homeless and 40 are still missing in the aftermath of a volcanic eruption in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that killed dozens and continues to cause strong earthquakes in the nearby city of Goma, the United Nations has said. Saturday’s eruption sent rivers of lava streaming down the hillside from Mount Nyiragongo, destroying hundreds of homes and forcing thousands to flee, but stopped 300 metres (984 feet) short of Goma airport, the main hub for aid operations in the east of DRC. The lakeshore city of 1.5 million people lies about 12km (8 miles) from the volcano.