(Tasnim) – The United Nations (UN) has expanded humanitarian relief to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as the country has evacuated residents from Goma in case of another volcanic eruption.
The humanitarian focus has been on people directly affected by the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano on May 22 in the northeastern province of North Kivu, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Friday.
However, with new mass displacement of people following a new evacuation order, the focus is widening, and new assessments will take place in areas where people have moved to, said the UN body.
Thousands of people are displaced and on the move following a state evacuation order of 10 districts in Goma, capital of North Kivu, it said, Xinhua News agency reported.
Water, sanitation, and disease outbreak prevention are among the priorities, it added.
Nearly 400,000 people were evacuated since Thursday from Goma and its surroundings to areas designated by authorities as a precaution against the risk of another eruption, according to DRC authorities.
The evacuation came after the province's military governor, General Constant Ndima, warned about a possible fresh volcanic eruption following intense seismic activity in Goma at the foot of the Nyiragongo volcano, as well as in surrounding areas and neighboring Rwanda.
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El Gobierno congoleño desmintió que hubiese una erupción de baja intensidad en el volcán Nyamulagira, que es el más activo de toda África y uno de los más peligrosos del mundo; aunque sí se vio una humareda. El miedo está a flor de piel después de que miles de habitantes de la ciudad de Goma fueron evacuados por las alarmas de una posible segunda erupción del Nyiragongo. Algunos huyeron a otra provincia vecina y por los menos 4.000 personas cruzaron la frontera hacia Ruanda.
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