This is Mount Nyiragongo, in Africa's Great Rift Valley.

这是尼拉贡戈火山，位于非洲的东非大裂谷。

Because when Nyiragongo erupts, there's no way to outrun the lava.

因为尼拉贡戈火山喷发时，人们根本无法从炽热的熔岩中逃脱。

The composition of Mount Nyiragongo lavas are both complex and mysterious.

尼拉贡戈火山熔岩的成份既复杂又神秘。

Mount Nyiragongo has erupted 34 times since 1882, with activity continuing for months, and even sometimes years.

自1882年以来，尼拉贡戈火山爆发了 34 次，持续了数月，有时甚至数年。

When Nyiragongo last erupted in 2002, nearly 400,000 people in the nearby town had to be evacuated.

尼拉贡戈火山最近一次爆发是在 2002 年，附近村镇有近 40 万人被疏散。

They found shelter at this school-turned camp for the displaced in Nyiragongo Territory along with hundreds of others.

他们在这个由学校改建的营地找到了避难所，这里是尼拉贡戈地区流离失所者的避难所。

This was what Mount Nyiragongo looked like last weekend when it erupted for the first time in 19 years.

上周末，尼拉贡戈火山19年来首次喷发，就是图片中的样子。

But as it is sleeping, the title of “city destroyer” must pass to Nyiragongo, at least for the moment.

但由这座火山正在沉睡，“城市破坏者”的头衔必须让给尼拉贡戈，至少目前是这样。

The lava I am holding in my hand from Mount Nyiragongo is effectively a time capsule of the Earth's history.

我拿在手上的这块尼拉贡戈火山熔岩实际上是地球历史的时间囊。

Tens of thousands of people were fleeing the city of Goma in eastern Congo fearing another volcanic eruption by Mount Nyiragongo, which spewed lava near the city last week.

由于担心尼拉贡戈火山再次喷发，刚果东部城市戈马市成千上万的人正在逃离。尼拉贡戈火山上周在戈马附近喷发出熔岩。