Search For "eruption"
Volcanic eruption on Spanish island of La Palma forces evacuation of 5,000
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], September 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Around 5,000 people have been evacuated from areas close to the erupting volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma, the country's Civil Guard said.
Read More
Volcanic eruptions might have created oxygen in atmosphere
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 28 (ANI): During a recent analysis of 2.5-billion-year-old Australian rocks, researchers have found that volcanic eruptions might have stimulated population surges of marine microorganisms, creating the first puffs of oxygen into the atmosphere.
Read More
Study reveals volcanic eruptions may have created first 'whiffs' of oxygen
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 27 (ANI): A new analysis of 2.5-billion-year-old rocks from Australia has found that volcanic eruptions may have stimulated population surges of marine microorganisms, creating the first puffs of oxygen into the atmosphere.
Read More
Fresh volcanic eruption reported in DRC's Goma region
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Goma [Congo], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): A low-intensity volcanic eruption was reported on Saturday in the northern flank of Mount Nyamulagira in Goma region in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the government said.
Read More
UN boosts aid as DRC evacuates residents in fear of new volcano eruption
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): 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.
Read More
DRC to activate evacuation in case of fresh volcano eruption
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], May 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is preparing to activate a precautionary evacuation plan in response to frequent earthquakes in Goma, said the Ministry of Communication and Media Thursday.
Read More
31 dead, hundreds missing in DRC volcano disaster: UN
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], May 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations and relief partners reported on Wednesday at least 31 dead and hundreds feared missing, including more than 170 children, from the volcano eruption in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Read More
Series of earthquakes on DRC-Rwanda border stoke fears of second volcanic
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): A series of earthquakes on the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have stoked fears that the Nyiragongo volcano close to the area would erupt again three days after the first eruption.
Read More
Covid-19 posed severe challenges for peacekeeping mission: India at UNSC
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], May 25 (ANI): India on Monday (local time) hailed the role of the United Nations (UN) peacekeepers during the ongoing pandemic, which posed severe challenges to peacekeeping and said that it has delivered 200,000 doses of Made in India Covid-19 vaccines for vaccinating all uni
Read More
Death toll from volcanic eruption in DRC rises to 32
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], May 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll linked to the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano on Saturday in the north-eastern province of North Kivu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 32 and is likely to further rise, the DRC authorities said Monday.
Read More
15 killed in Mount Nyiragongo volcano eruption in DR Congo
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], May 24 (ANI): At least 15 people have been killed in an eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano in North Kivu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Read More
13 deaths reported after volcanic eruption in Congo: official
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo] May 24 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 13 people have been killed after the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano on Saturday night in the north-eastern province of North Kivu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to provincial authorities.
Read More