When Nyiragongo last erupted in 1977, killing scores of people and gutting the town, there were reports of elephants being found in the rubble alongside the human debris of cars and houses.

• 尼拉贡戈火山前一次的爆发在1997年，摧毁了小城，使几十人死亡，在瓦砾汽车的废墟中还发现有大象的尸体。