Following the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano in Goma, France renews its message of solidarity and friendship to the Congolese people
In a press release published on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, the French Embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo renews its message of solidarity and friendship to the Congolese people and particularly to the population of Goma, hard hit by the recent eruption of Nyiragongo volcano and the violent earthquakes that have affected the region since then.
"Depending on the requests that will emanate from the Congolese authorities and in close collaboration with the other partners of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it will support the actions undertaken to bring aid and relief to the populations concerned. In view of the current circumstances, it was considered that the French Institute in Goma was no longer able to function normally. It was therefore temporarily closed "expressed the French diplomatic representation in the DRC.
As a reminder, a volcanic eruption in eastern Congo left a smoldering, half-mile-wide trail of destruction on Sunday that buried hundreds of homes and left residents looking for their missing loved ones, before s 'stop just before the city of Goma.
Goma was panicked on Saturday night when Mount Nyiragongo, one of the world's most active and dangerous volcanoes, erupted, turning the night sky an eerie red and sending a wall of orange lava descending towards the city. by the lake of about 2 million inhabitants.
Fifteen were killed, including nine in a traffic accident as residents fled, four who tried to escape from Munzenze prison in Goma and two who were burned alive, the spokesperson said. of the government Patrick Muyaya in a press release.
This number is likely to increase considerably.
The French Embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo says it is fully mobilized, in close coordination with European Union embassies, to help French nationals in Goma.
Cassien Tribunal Aungane, Editor
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