
DR Congo volcano: Hundreds of homes destroyed
Mount Nyiragongo erupted on Saturday, destroying at least 600 homes.
Hundreds of homes have been destroyed in the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a large volcano erupted. We get the latest.
Also, Belarus has been condemned by western countries after it diverted a plane flying over its territory to arrest an opposition journalist. Belarus launched a fighter jet to force the plane to land, claiming there was a bomb threat on board. We will have all the latest from the political fall-out of the story, hear from BBC Monitoring and speak to people who have been protesting the rule of President Alexander Lukashenko.
And we’ll hear a conversation between people who are immunocompromised about life during the pandemic and how getting vaccinated has affected them.
(Photo: Residents pick up remains of their destroyed homes near Goma on May 23rd. Reuters/Olivia Acland)
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