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Old 19th Nov 2009, 14:40
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Northbeach
 
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Mount Nyiragongo is an active volcano not far from the Goma airport and the shores of Lake Kivu. That volcano has a long history of lava flows, often reeking havoc on the local population and their fields. The runway at Goma (FZNA) 18/36 is listed as 1,995 meters 6,545 feet long. Some time ago a lava flow took out the northern 1/3 or so of the runway. It has long cooled and solidified. The silly headline makes it sound like the plane ended up in a pool of molten lava, pure rubbish, as is most of the other statements.
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