In this March 31, 2010 photo, magma churns and gushes in the lava lake of Mount Nyiragongo, one of Africa's most active volcanos, in Goma, Congo. Mount Nyiragongo is the ultimate symbol of death in Goma, the lakeside city it shadows and has overrun... : Congo volcano a symbol of hope - and death
In this March 31, 2010 photo, magma churns and gushes in the lava lake of Mount Nyiragongo, one of Africa's most active volcanos, in Goma, Congo. Mount Nyiragongo is the ultimate symbol of death in Goma, the lakeside city it shadows and has overrun... : Congo volcano a symbol of hope - and death
Magma churns and gushes in the lava lake of Mount Nyiragongo, one of Africa's most active volcanos, outside Goma, Congo. In March, park rangers cleared Rwandan militias from its slopes and reopened the summit for the first time in a year and a half. ... : Congo volcano a symbol of hope - and death
Magma churns and gushes in the lava lake of Mount Nyiragongo, one of Africa's most active volcanos, outside Goma, Congo. In March, park rangers cleared Rwandan militias from its slopes and reopened the summit for the first time in a year and a half. ... : Congo volcano a symbol of hope - and death
Residents walk along a neighbourhood street in Goma, Congo, against the backdrop of Mount Nyiragongo, one of Africa's most active volcanos. Goma has been overrun by lava from the volcano several times. Photo by AP. : Congo volcano a symbol of hope - and death
Residents walk along a neighbourhood street in Goma, Congo, against the backdrop of Mount Nyiragongo, one of Africa's most active volcanos. Goma has been overrun by lava from the volcano several times. Photo by AP. : Congo volcano a symbol of hope - and death
A girl carries a young sibling across the hardened lava flows on which their family lives, near the base of Mount Nyiragongo. Photo by AP. : Congo volcano a symbol of hope - and death
A girl carries a young sibling across the hardened lava flows on which their family lives, near the base of Mount Nyiragongo. Photo by AP. : Congo volcano a symbol of hope - and death
A resident walks past banana trees near the base of Mount Nyiragongo. Photo by AP. : Congo volcano a symbol of hope - and death
A resident walks past banana trees near the base of Mount Nyiragongo. Photo by AP. : Congo volcano a symbol of hope - and death
Residents stand outside a home recently constructed on top of hardened lava flows from the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo which devastated Goma, Congo in 2002, killing nearly 150 people and forcing hundreds of thousands to flee. Photo by AP. : Congo volcano a symbol of hope - and death
Residents stand outside a home recently constructed on top of hardened lava flows from the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo which devastated Goma, Congo in 2002, killing nearly 150 people and forcing hundreds of thousands to flee. Photo by AP. : Congo volcano a symbol of hope - and death
A cross marks the spot at the edge of Mount Nyiragongo's crater where a Chinese tourist fell to her death in 2007 as she photographed the churning lava lake below, Photo by AP. : Congo volcano a symbol of hope - and death
A cross marks the spot at the edge of Mount Nyiragongo's crater where a Chinese tourist fell to her death in 2007 as she photographed the churning lava lake below, Photo by AP. : Congo volcano a symbol of hope - and death
Congo volcano a symbol of hope - and death
I was startled to see it perched at the lip of the volcano's rocky summit: a small cross marking the spot where one visitor tragically slipped from...