The residents stopped to take out selfies in front of their burning houses, as thousands of people fled their homes after a volcanic eruption in the Congo.
Goma residents posed in lava rivers on May 23 when the volcano stopped showing its rage.
Thousands were forced to flee the city as the Niragongo volcano engulfed their homes.
The military chief of the area said that the city was saved only a few meters from the river of fire that reached the outskirts of Goma. Five people lost their lives in the panic of the great escape.
Others reported looting in shops, even an attempt to escape from Goma prisons, which however came under control.
Families slept on the sidewalks, next to their lives, seizing what they could get from their homes. Another 7,000 moved to neighboring Rwanda for the difficult night before returning the next day.
Although Niragongo was silent, seismic vibrations and panic still exist.
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