Toxic Volcanic Gas Kills DRC’s Goma Residents

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In addition to the insecurity and food crisis faced by people displaced by war in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, they are also threatened by carbon dioxide from volcanic matter, commonly known as Mazuku, in camps west of the city of Goma. More than 10 displaced people have already died from asphyxiation by these substances, reports the Goma Volcano Observatory. Zanem Nety Zaidi reports from Goma.