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DR Congo’s Goma slowly returns to normal after volcanic eruption

Noelyn Nassuuna by Noelyn Nassuuna
June 2, 2021
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DR Congo’s Goma slowly returns to normal after volcanic eruption

(210530) -- SAKE (DRC), May 30, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Evacuated residents take refuge at a shelter in Sake, about 26 kilometers north of Goma, capital of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on May 30, 2021. At least six cases of cholera were reported Sunday among the displaced people in the city of Sake after the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano nearby on May 22. (Photo by Alain Uyakani/Xinhua)

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Over a week after the eruption of volcano Nyiragongo in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (RDC), the city of Goma once engulfed with fears of being flooded with hot lava and ashes, is slowly returning to normal life, as shops reopen and people return home to pick up the pieces.

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“Today, the city of Goma has just woken up. Not everything has returned to normal, but still, we are seeing a resumption of activities in the city,” Jean Kasereka, a local Taxi driver, told Xinhua on Tuesday.

In market Alanine, one of the busiest markets in Goma, the shouts of vendors and bargaining seemed just like the good old days, not least before the nearby Nyiragongo volcano bursted into activity on May 22, killing at least 32 people.The city, at the foot of the volcano, escaped a potentially enormous disaster as the lava flows stopped on the outskirts on May 23.

With constant seismic tremors in some parts of the city, fears of a fresh eruption forced local authorities to evacuate its people to designated areas as a precaution since Thursday. With nearly 400,000 people evacuated, Goma, home to over 1 million inhabitants, suddenly became a “ghost town”.  “Shops were closed and people were busy rushing out of the city,” a resident told Xinhua on its way to take refuge in nearby Rwanda. But with a gradual decrease in the frequency and intensity of earthquakes related to the volcanic activity, thousands of evacuated residents start returning home to pick up the pieces, the Goma Volcano Observatory (OVG) reported on Monday.”The fleeing residents began to gradually return to the city. Now a considerable number of buyers come to get what they need. Here, things are going really well,” said Kasereka Wangebe, a vendor at market Alanine.

STILL NOT OUT OF WOODS

Though people on the street are optimistic about Goma’s returning to normal life, the city is still not out of the woods.

Local authorities said on Monday that “the possibility of an eruption on land or under the lake Kivu can still not be ruled out for the moment”. About 71 tremors were recorded on Monday, most of which have not been felt by the population, said Ndjike Kaiko, spokesperson for the local crisis management unit. “We therefore recommend that the population remain vigilant, listen to the information and strictly observe the measures adopted by the provincial authorities. We are still in the red phase,” Kaiko said.

A team of volcanologist experts have set up a camera near the crater to better monitor the evolution of the volcano, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). And another team is expected on Thursday. During a press conference on Saturday in Kinshasa, DRC President Felix Tshisekedi called on people to “remain cautious” and advised people not to return Goma.  “I strongly advise against it (returning Goma). At this stage, we do not yet have information that would allow us to authorize the return.” Tshisekedi said.”We are not yet certain. Scientists must reassure us 100 percent. Even if there is still 1 percent uncertainty, I would not wish the people go back to Goma,” he added.

Noelyn Nassuuna

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