Congo volcanic flows worsen

Sunday, January 20, 2002

GOMA, Congo -- Bright red lava shot into the air from what appeared to be a new volcanic cone in eastern Congo Saturday, sending a new wave of molten rock into the devastated center of Goma, slicing the city in half, killing at least 40 and forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes.

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