UNICEF: 280,000 children in DRC face displacement over volcanic eruption
UNICEF has warned that as many as 400,000 people, including 280,000 children could be displaced and in need of protection or support in the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The warning comes after authorities advised people living in the city to vacate their homes due to the risk of another volcanic eruption following the eruptions of Mount Nyiragongo over the weekend. Inhye Sung, UNICEF’s Emergency Specialist in the DRC joins CNBC Africa for more.
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