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Volcano Mount Nyamuragira erupts  Map of Goma Congo Africa's most active 10,333-foot volcano is spewing lava off its southern flank, 25 kilometers north of the city of Goma
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| Sep.15 |
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Scale of gorilla poaching exposed Map of Kouilou Congo An undercover investigation has found that up to two gorillas are killed and sold as bushmeat each week in the region Kouilou
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| Nov.25 |
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Rangers regain contact with war-gorillas Rangers and scientists have made contact for the first time in more than a year with critically endangered gorillas threatened by a war
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| Nov.10 |
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 Cholera spreads amid standoff An outbreak in a sprawling refugee camp has spread to eastern provincial capital, increasing fears of an epidemic amid a standoff
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| Sep.5 |
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All bodies from plane crash found A team of U.N. peacekeepers lowered by helicopter to a remote plane crash site recovered all 17 bodies from a humanitarian flight
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| Sep.4 |
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17 bodies found in crashed plane The bodies of all people aboard a humanitarian flight that crashed 4 days ago in remote Congo have been recovered
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| Jul.25 |
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47 dead, 100 missing in boat accident 47 bodies had been recovered from the Ubangi River. 27 survivors were helped to shore
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| Apr.16 |
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Plane crash kills 38; others missing Map of Goma Congo Rescue workers were still searching for 20 people, a day after a plane crashed into a busy market
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| Apr.15 |
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Air crash kills more than 80 Map of Goma Congo The Hewa Bora Airways DC-9 crashed shortly after taking off from the Goma airport, killing 83 passengers and crew on board
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| Mar.19 |
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Ranger held over gorilla killings A senior wildlife park officia has been arrested amid claims that he organised the killing of rare mountain gorillas
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| Feb.3 |
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Great Lakes hit by deadly quakes| Rwanda: At least 30 people have been killed and more than 300 hurt. The 2 most powerful occurred hours apart with magnitudes of 6.0 and 5.0 | |
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| Oct.7 |
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Rebels seize rare gorilla habitat
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| Oct.4 |
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Plane crash kills 30 Map of Kinshasa Congo The Russian-made Antonov-26 crashed in a poor, crowded suburb of Kinshasa right after takeoff
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| Sep.11 |
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WHO issues alert on Ebola
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| Sep.9 |
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Fighting threatens gorillas
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| Aug.2 |
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68 die in train crash in remote region
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| Sep.5 |
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Overloaded boat sinks in lake, killing 35
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| Jun.14 |
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100 plague deaths
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| Dec.5 |
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Deaths, injuries reported in quake A strong earthquake damaged homes in the town of Kalemie, and some people had been killed and injured
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| Nov.29 |
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Dozens die in train crash The people were travelling on top of carriages and were swept off by beams on the bridge
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| May.26 |
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All feared dead in crash
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| May.25 |
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Airplane disappears
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| May.18 |
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Tests confirm Ebola outbreak
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| May.12 |
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8 dead with Ebola-like symptoms
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| Feb.18 |
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Plague outbreak kills 60 It is the worst outbreak of pneumonic plague for 50 years. The people who have died are all miners
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| Nov.27 |
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Boat tragedy 'kills 200' 2 ferries collided on a lake, more than the 50 initially reported missing
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| May.9 |
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Passengers sucked out of plane| The doors opened as the pressure system broke down. 129 people are presumed dead | |
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| Jan.21 |
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Volcano survivors risk poisoning Residents of Goma are to be putting their lives at risk by using the local lake for drinking, bathing and cooking
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| Jan.20 |
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Goma petrol station blast kills 50 Lava flows have ignited a petrol station. People were trying to siphon fuel from the elevated tanks
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| Jan.19 |
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Half of the city has been burned Map of Goma Congo| Lava edged with black crust inched through the city of Goma. Lava flowed into nearby Lake Kivu | |
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| Jan.18 |
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Aid agencies battle volcano disaster Aid agencies are scrambling to help 400,000 people displaced after 50-metre-wide red-hot lava has cut through the town
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Volcano kills 45 people Map of Goma Congo| Red-hot lava began pouring out of Mount Nyiragongo down through the town of Goma | |
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| May.3 |
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50 feared dead as ferry sinks Passengers rushed aboard. 4 people killed and 50 others trapped in Lake Kivu
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| Jan.20 |
Goma petrol station blast kills 50 Lava flows have ignited a petrol station. People were trying to siphon fuel from the elevated tanks
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| 2008 |
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| Sep.5 |
All bodies from plane crash found A team of U.N. peacekeepers lowered by helicopter to a remote plane crash site recovered all 17 bodies from a humanitarian flight
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| Sep.4 |
17 bodies found in crashed plane The bodies of all people aboard a humanitarian flight that crashed 4 days ago in remote Congo have been recovered
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| Apr.16 |
Plane crash kills 38; others missing Map of Goma Congo Rescue workers were still searching for 20 people, a day after a plane crashed into a busy market
| There were charred bodies amid the wreckage that had not been removed. The DC-9, operated by Hewa Bora airlines, tore through a crowded marketplace in the Birere neighborhood before breaking apart and bursting into flames
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| Apr.15 |
Air crash kills more than 80 Map of Goma Congo The Hewa Bora Airways DC-9 crashed shortly after taking off from the Goma airport, killing 83 passengers and crew on board
| 2007 |
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| Oct.4 |
Plane crash kills 30 Map of Kinshasa Congo The Russian-made Antonov-26 crashed in a poor, crowded suburb of Kinshasa right after takeoff
| 2005 |
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| May.26 |
All feared dead in crash
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| May.25 |
Airplane disappears
| 2003 |
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| May.9 |
Passengers sucked out of plane| The doors opened as the pressure system broke down. 129 people are presumed dead | |
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| 2009 |
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| Sep.15 |
Scale of gorilla poaching exposed Map of Kouilou Congo An undercover investigation has found that up to two gorillas are killed and sold as bushmeat each week in the region Kouilou
| 2008 |
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| Nov.25 |
Rangers regain contact with war-gorillas Rangers and scientists have made contact for the first time in more than a year with critically endangered gorillas threatened by a war
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| Mar.19 |
Ranger held over gorilla killings A senior wildlife park officia has been arrested amid claims that he organised the killing of rare mountain gorillas
| 2007 |
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| Oct.7 |
Rebels seize rare gorilla habitat
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| Sep.9 |
Fighting threatens gorillas
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| 2008 |
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| Feb.3 |
Great Lakes hit by deadly quakes| Rwanda: At least 30 people have been killed and more than 300 hurt. The 2 most powerful occurred hours apart with magnitudes of 6.0 and 5.0 | |
| 2005 |
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| Dec.5 |
Deaths, injuries reported in quake A strong earthquake damaged homes in the town of Kalemie, and some people had been killed and injured
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.2 |
68 die in train crash in remote region
| 2005 |
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| Nov.29 |
Dozens die in train crash The people were travelling on top of carriages and were swept off by beams on the bridge
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| 2008 |
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| Nov.10 |
Cholera spreads amid standoff An outbreak in a sprawling refugee camp has spread to eastern provincial capital, increasing fears of an epidemic amid a standoff
| 2007 |
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| Sep.11 |
WHO issues alert on Ebola
| 2006 |
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| Jun.14 |
100 plague deaths
| 2005 |
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| May.18 |
Tests confirm Ebola outbreak
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| May.12 |
8 dead with Ebola-like symptoms
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| Feb.18 |
Plague outbreak kills 60 It is the worst outbreak of pneumonic plague for 50 years. The people who have died are all miners
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| 2008 |
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| Jul.25 |
47 dead, 100 missing in boat accident 47 bodies had been recovered from the Ubangi River. 27 survivors were helped to shore
| 2006 |
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| Sep.5 |
Overloaded boat sinks in lake, killing 35
| 2003 |
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| Nov.27 |
Boat tragedy 'kills 200' 2 ferries collided on a lake, more than the 50 initially reported missing
| 2001 |
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| May.3 |
50 feared dead as ferry sinks Passengers rushed aboard. 4 people killed and 50 others trapped in Lake Kivu
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| 2010 |
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| Jan.2 |
Volcano Mount Nyamuragira erupts Map of Goma Congo Africa's most active 10,333-foot volcano is spewing lava off its southern flank, 25 kilometers north of the city of Goma
| 2002 |
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| Jan.21 |
Volcano survivors risk poisoning Residents of Goma are to be putting their lives at risk by using the local lake for drinking, bathing and cooking
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| Jan.19 |
Half of the city has been burned Map of Goma Congo| Lava edged with black crust inched through the city of Goma. Lava flowed into nearby Lake Kivu | |
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| Jan.18 |
Aid agencies battle volcano disaster Aid agencies are scrambling to help 400,000 people displaced after 50-metre-wide red-hot lava has cut through the town
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| Jan.18 |
Volcano kills 45 people Map of Goma Congo| Red-hot lava began pouring out of Mount Nyiragongo down through the town of Goma | |
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