A child sleeps after fleeing across the border of Democratic Republic of Congo to Gisenyi, Rwanda, after Mount Nyiragongo erupted. Rwandan authorities reported that 3,000 people made the crossing. AFP
This aerial view shows debris engulfing buildings in Bushara village after nearby Mount Nyiragongo erupted, sending thousands to flee eastern Democratic Republic of Congo overnight. AFP
People gather on a stream of cold lava rock following the overnight eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. AP
Residents pick up remains of their destroyed homes from the smouldering lava deposited by the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano near Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Reuters
Aerial view shows the area affected by lava from the Mount Nyiragongo volcano eruption in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Reuters
Residents are seen standing next to destroyed structures near smouldering ashes early morning in Goma in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo following the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo. AFP
Men cross the front of the still smoking lava rocks from an eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo in Goma in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo. AFP
A resident attempts to douse a burning building set alight by lava from the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano, near the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Saturday. Reuters
Flames engulf a building as a river of molten lava flows into the suburbs of Goma, following the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo, in eastern DRC, near the border with Rwanda. Reuters
A view from Tchegera Island on Lake Kivu in the east of the DRC shows lava spewing from Mount Nyiragongo and illuminating the night sky. AFP
Two figures are silhouetted against a night sky turned red by the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo. AP
Goma residents flee as a river of lava from Mount Nyiragongo flows into the suburbs of the city that is home to two million people. AFP
Goma residents evacuate the city following the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo. Its previous eruption, in 2002, killed 250 people and left 120,000 homeless. AFP
A Goma resident holds a lump of cooled lava, while a river of molten lava flows past in the background. Reuters
Goma residents sleep on the pavement in Gisenyi, Rwanda, after fleeing their homes across the border in the DRC when Mount Nyiragongo erupted. AFP
Goma residents wait to cross the border from the DRC to Gisenyi, Rwanda, as they flee a river of lava spewing from Mount Nyiragongo. AFP
A child sits on the kerb of the Petite Barriere border point between Goma in the DRC and Gisenyi in Rwanda. AFP
Goma residents wait to cross into Rwanda. The government announced an evacuation on Saturday night, though many people had already fled. AFP
A child sleeps after fleeing across the border of Democratic Republic of Congo to Gisenyi, Rwanda, after Mount Nyiragongo erupted. Rwandan authorities reported that 3,000 people made the crossing. AFP
This aerial view shows debris engulfing buildings in Bushara village after nearby Mount Nyiragongo erupted, sending thousands to flee eastern Democratic Republic of Congo overnight. AFP
People gather on a stream of cold lava rock following the overnight eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. AP
Residents pick up remains of their destroyed homes from the smouldering lava deposited by the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano near Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Reuters
Aerial view shows the area affected by lava from the Mount Nyiragongo volcano eruption in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Reuters
Residents are seen standing next to destroyed structures near smouldering ashes early morning in Goma in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo following the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo. AFP
Men cross the front of the still smoking lava rocks from an eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo in Goma in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo. AFP
A resident attempts to douse a burning building set alight by lava from the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano, near the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Saturday. Reuters
Flames engulf a building as a river of molten lava flows into the suburbs of Goma, following the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo, in eastern DRC, near the border with Rwanda. Reuters
A view from Tchegera Island on Lake Kivu in the east of the DRC shows lava spewing from Mount Nyiragongo and illuminating the night sky. AFP
Two figures are silhouetted against a night sky turned red by the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo. AP
Goma residents flee as a river of lava from Mount Nyiragongo flows into the suburbs of the city that is home to two million people. AFP
Goma residents evacuate the city following the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo. Its previous eruption, in 2002, killed 250 people and left 120,000 homeless. AFP
A Goma resident holds a lump of cooled lava, while a river of molten lava flows past in the background. Reuters
Goma residents sleep on the pavement in Gisenyi, Rwanda, after fleeing their homes across the border in the DRC when Mount Nyiragongo erupted. AFP
Goma residents wait to cross the border from the DRC to Gisenyi, Rwanda, as they flee a river of lava spewing from Mount Nyiragongo. AFP
A child sits on the kerb of the Petite Barriere border point between Goma in the DRC and Gisenyi in Rwanda. AFP
Goma residents wait to cross into Rwanda. The government announced an evacuation on Saturday night, though many people had already fled. AFP
A child sleeps after fleeing across the border of Democratic Republic of Congo to Gisenyi, Rwanda, after Mount Nyiragongo erupted. Rwandan authorities reported that 3,000 people made the crossing. AFP
