<span style="color: #222222;">In Democratic Republic of Congo, a smoking trail of lava from a volcanic eruption appeared to have stopped a few hundred meters short of the city of Goma today.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">According to media reports, at least five people had lost their lives in related incidents.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Late on Saturday, Mount Nyiragongo erupted, turning the sky red and bringing a strong smell of sulfur to the streets of the city which is home to nearly 2 million people, as power outages were reported in multiple locations.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The volcano last erupted in 2002, with some 250 people losing their lives and lava destroying approximately one-fifth of city, including airport runways. </span><br />