Mount Nyiragongo: Volcanic eruption in DR Congo leaves people homeless

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People in the Democratic Republic of Congo are returning to scenes of devastation after a large volcano erupted.

Mount Nyiragongo turned the sky red and spewed out a river of lava when it erupted on Saturday.

Thousands of people fled Goma, a city of two million people just south of the volcano, overnight.

There are some reports of five deaths during the evacuation process, though this has not been officially confirmed.

It is unclear if anyone died in