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>> diaz: sicilys mount etna, one of the worlds most active volcanoes, is putting on quite a show. this is the fourth eruption in the last six days. no homes are threatened, but the local airport was forced to shutdown. now to another mountain top. two climbers set records at mt. everest this week. 75-year-old arthur muir became the oldest american to reach the peak. and tsang yin-hung from hong kong set the record for the

The threat of another volcanic eruption in the democratic republic of congo. already the city is unrecognizable. hundreds of homes being watched away in the l lava. another e rupgts -- eruption could be catastrophic. we captured incredible footage, tell us more about what you saw. >> it is exactly eight days

The government issued an evacuation order for goma earlier in the evening and hundreds of thousands of people packed up their belongings and left their homes. translation: its something weve never seen before. - we are all together, shaken. translation: theres volcanic activity, the volcano _ is erupting in the population of goma are really worried. but it is a really unusual situation and everyone is preparing, everyone is outside asking whats going to happen. in 2002 to an eruption killed 250 ...

Earlier in the evening, and hundreds of thousands of people packed up their belongings and left their homes. translation: its something weve never seen before. - we are all together, shaken. translation: theres volcanic activity. - the volcano is erupting and the population of goma are really worried, its a really unusual situation and everyone is preparing, everyone is outside, asking whats going to happen. in 2002, an eruption killed 250 people and destroyed part of goma, leaving 120,000 peopl...

Stay in the house or flee. this is one of the worlds most active volcanoes. these pictures from 2017 show its huge lava lake — one of the largest in the world. courtney bembridge, bbc news. 20 athletes taking part in a cross country event in northern china have died in extreme weather the competitors were hit by hail, freezing rain and gales, on a high—altitude section of the 100km mountain race in gansu province. these are the first pictures of the rescue efforts. officials in baiyin city r...

The government issued an evacuation order for goma earlier in the evening, and hundreds of thousands of people packed up their belongings and left their homes. translation: its something weve never seen before. - we are all together, shaken. translation: the volcano is erupting and the population of goma are really worried, its a really unusual situation and everyone is preparing, everyone is outside, asking whats going to happen. in 2002, an eruption killed 250 people and destroyed part of goma...

Of goma are really worried. its a really unusual situation and everyone is preparing, everyone is outside, asking whats going to happen. some fled across the border to neighbouring rwanda. others sought higher ground, remembering the last eruption in 2002 which killed 250 people and destroyed part of the city, leaving city 120,000 people homeless. translation: we lost a lot of people - thats why - we dont know what to do. theres no information, even on the national channel. people are panicking ...

Many thousands of people have fled their homes in the democratic republic of congo after a large volcano erupted. at least five people died in the rush to get out, as the lava flow from mount nyiragongo stopped just short of the city of goma. sima kotecha reports. thick lava illuminating the jet black sky. rivers of it cascading across the surrounding areas, some engulfing motorways and even setting homes alight. many thousands of residents from nearby goma carried mattresses as they fled the ci...

Many thousands of residents from nearby goma carried mattresses as they fled the city in panic. translation: its something we have never seen before. . we are all shaken. translation: the volcano - was erupting and the population of goma are really worried. its a really unusual situation. it is mount nyiragongos first eruption in almost 20 years. one of the worlds most active volcanoes and one of its most dangerous. 250 people were killed last time. hours after the eruption, the government urged...

Mount nyiragongo is one of the worlds most active and dangerous volcanoes but scientists in goma say theyve been struggling to adequately monitor it because of a lack of funding. courtney bembridge, bbc news. the un security council has urged both israelis and palestinians to honour the ceasefire in the region, as egyptian mediators shuttle back and forth attempting to make it permanent. the pause in violence has entered its third day as humanitarian efforts to rebuild gaza continue. our corresp...