DRC orders evacuation of Goma after Nyiragongo volcano erupts

Hundreds of people in eastern city head towards border with Rwanda after red fumes fill sky and power was cut

The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has ordered the evacuation of Goma after the eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano overlooking the eastern city of nearly 2 million people.

Even before the official announcement on Saturday, thousands of people had started filling the streets and carrying what they could as they headed out of the border city.

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