Indian Army Personnel rushes to rescue operations as they are the part of the UN Peacekeeping forces. They are deputed in the Democratic Republic of Congo or DR Congo reaching out to the local population and saving UN assets amid a major volcanic eruption from Mount Nyiragongo.
Mount Nyiragongo, which is an active volcano started spewing lava at 6.30 pm local time on Saturday. Due to the burst of lava sparking panic in nearby Goma town with a population of 600000 is observed. The Indian Army Personnel are part of the MONUSCO or United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with Indian Brigade Headquarter located adjacent to the Goma airfield. The Indian Brigade came into action within the hours of eruption news to ensure there is no threat to UN. Also, no National assets left in danger but also made sure real-time updates on the volcanic eruption were passed on to United Nations. The timely information by Indian peacekeepers, also known as blue helmets since they serve under the UN helped in bringing orderly civilian evacuation. Indian Army has a Brigade consisting of Two Infantry Battalion Groups, one Level III Hospital, and sizeable strength of Officers as Military Observers and Staff Officers in the mission. MONUSCO took over from an earlier UN peacekeeping operation. The United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) on 1 July 2010 led it.
According to the latest updates, most of the lava has flown towards neighboring Rwanda, with a small quantity flowing towards Goma city. The United Nation in an internal security alert had informed the various country contingents as of now no immediate evacuation is required. Meanwhile, the area is witnessing earthquakes of very low intensity Intermittently.
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