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Rising magma at Mount Nyiragongo alarms Congo's volcano-watchers

Analysts say the crater of Mount Nyiragongo in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has refilled with magma, raising the crater floor and fears of an even bigger disaster if an earthquake were to cause a fracture in the flank of the volcano.

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Rising magma at Mount Nyiragongo alarms Congo's volcano-watchers

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  1. Rising magma at Mount Nyiragongo alarms Congo's volcano-watchers

  2. Lava lake lights up the night sky on Mount Nyiragongo volcano, inside the Virunga National Park, near Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

  3. A team from the Goma Volcano Observatory looks down into the volcano crater on Mount Nyiragongo volcano inside the Virunga National Park. REUTERS/Hereward Holland

  4. Volcano researcher King Birindwa (L) measures the size of a vent on the flank on Mount Nyiragongo. The World Bank cut funding amid embezzlement allegations, and now the Goma Volcano Observatory (OVG) are struggling to make even basic checks.

  5. Volcano researcher King Birindwa (C) sets up a device to measure the size of the crater on Mount Nyiragongo volcano.

  6. Lava lake lights up the night sky on Mount Nyiragongo volcano. REUTERS/Hereward Holland

  7. Volcano researcher Honore Ciraba takes a photograph of the lava lake on Mount Nyiragongo. “If we don't do it regularly, we won't know where the crater is expanding. The more magma that goes up into the crater, the more the crater expands.

  8. Lava lake lights up the early morning sky on Mount Nyiragongo volcano. REUTERS/Hereward Holland

  9. Congolese men play football with Mount Nyiragongo puffing away in the background, in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. REUTERS/Hereward Holland

  10. Congolese porters carry scientific equipment up Mount Nyiragongo volcano, inside the Virunga National Park, near Goma. REUTERS/Hereward Holland

  11. Volcanologist Niche Mashagiro sits on the crater lip of Mount Nyiragongo volcano, inside the Virunga National Park, near Goma. REUTERS/Hereward Holland

  12. Volcano researchers wait for the water in the kettle to boil, on the rim on Mount Nyiragongo volcano, inside the Virunga National Park, near Goma. REUTERS/Hereward Holland

  13. Volcano researcher Honore Ciraba checks a thermometer in a vent on the flank of Mount Nyiragongo volcano. REUTERS/Hereward Holland

  14. Volcano researcher King Birindwa (L) measures the size of a vent on the flank on Mount Nyiragongo. REUTERS/Hereward Holland

  15. Volcano researcher King Birindwa (L) peers into a device to measure the size of the crater.

  16. Volcanologists Honore Ciraba and King Birindwa set up a device to measure the size of the crater on Mount Nyiragongo. REUTERS/Hereward Holland

  17. Congolese chefs cook on the rim of Nyiragongo volcano, lit up by the lava lake behind, inside the Virunga National Park. REUTERS/Hereward Holland

  18. Volcano researcher Honore Ciraba walks along the flank of Mount Nyiragongo volcano. REUTERS/Hereward Holland

  19. Volcano researcher King Birindwa stands on the rim Mount Nyiragongo volcano. REUTERS/Hereward Holland

  20. Volcano researcher King Birindwa checks the data on a device that measures the size of the crater on Mount Nyiragongo volcano. REUTERS/Hereward Holland

  21. A team from the Goma Volcano Observatory walks down Mount Nyiragongo volcano. REUTERS/Hereward Holland

  22. Volcano researcher King Birindwa (C) peers into a device to measure the size of the crater on Mount Nyiragongo volcano. REUTERS/Hereward Holland

  23. A lava lake and a mini cone inside the Mount Nyiragongo volcano crater spew gas into the sky. Volcano watchers worry that volcanic activity observed in the last five years mirrors that in the years preceding the 1977 and 2002 eruptions.

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