Hail storm over the world’s largest lava lake at the Nyiragongo volcano. 🌋🌨☂️ Want an up close view? See our website at visitvirunga.org for details on booking a night atop the Nyiragongo crater. ✈️🥾🌋⛺️ | Virunga National Park

The Nyiragongo volcano is a live volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Central Africa. It is believed to hold the world’s largest lava lake, and is one of the most dangerous places on earth. Inside the caldera temperatures soar to an unimaginable 980 degrees C. But it is stunning enough to make photographers like Dhritiman Mukherjee brave the odds to trek up the mountain, and camp on its ridge overnight. As night falls, Nyiragongo reveals its true colours. Dhritiman sets up his ph

31K views · 699 reactions | Nyiragongo volcano in rare form as molten lava overflows the rim of the world’s largest lava lake. See visitvirunga.org for info on booking a volcano trek in Virunga National Park. : Caragh Roberts | Virunga National Park | Facebook