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Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano (Tanzania), activity update: new eruption and strong earthquakes

Friday Jul 20, 2007 16:05 PM | Age: 5 yrs

After strong earthquakes (6 Richter) a new eruption at the volcano Ol Doinyo Lengai started and lava is flowing at its flanks.  Many villagers have been spending nights in the cold and are terrified after many houses were distroyed by the earthquake.


About 3,000 villagers were displaced last year after another volcanic eruption from the mountain.

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