Congolese soldier and guard
A Congolese soldier and guard for Virunga National Park looks down into a lava lake boiling in the crater of Nyiragongo volcano near Goma in eastern Congo August 30, 2010. Congo's army and park rangers are conducting joint operations to secure large swathes of Virunga Park, which has for more than a decade been home to various armed groups relying on poaching and banditry to survive while using the park's wild terrain to hide during Congo's civil conflict.
Lava lake with diameter glows at night
A lava lake with a diameter of 300 meters (500 feet) glows at night in the crater of Nyiragongo volcano near Goma in eastern Congo, August 30, 2010. The 3175m (10,400 ft) Nyiragongo erupted in 2002, killing nearly 50 people and forcing some 400,000 Goma residents to flee their homes as lava oozed through the city center, destroying about 15 per cent of the town.
Magma churns and gushes in lava lake
In this March 31, 2010 photo, magma churns and gushes in the lava lake of Mount Nyiragongo, one of Africa's most active volcanos, outside Goma, Congo. Mount Nyiragongo is the ultimate symbol of death in Goma, the lakeside city it shadows and has overrun several times. Yet it's also a symbol of rebirth and resilience for a nation slowly emerging from war. In March, park rangers cleared Rwandan militias from its slopes and reopened the summit for the first time in a year and a half.In this March 30, 2010 photo, a cross marks the ...
In this March 30, 2010 photo, a cross marks the spot at the edge of Mount Nyiragongo's crater where a Chinese tourist fell to her death in 2007 as she photographed the churning lava lake below, located just outside Goma, Congo. Mount Nyiragongo is the ultimate symbol of death in Goma, the lakeside city it shadows and has overrun several times. Yet it's also a symbol of rebirth and resilience for a nation slowly emerging from war. In March, park rangers cleared Rwandan militias from its slopes and reopened the summit for the first time in a year and a half.
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