Mount Nyiragongo Erupts, Displacing 400,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo, January 17, 2002
Mount Nyiragongo erupts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacing an estimated 400,000 people.
Date: January 17, 2002
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