More than 400,000 Congolese face the risk of being displaced due to the volcanic eruption, Says the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF). UNICEF has also said that more than half of those at risk of displacement are Children.

In a release on Thursday, UNICEF said, "As the authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) advise people living in the part of the city of Goma to vacate their homes due to the risk of another volcanic eruption, UNICEF has warned that as many as 400,000 people - including 280,000 children - could be displaced and in need of protection or support." 

The UN body also praised the efforts of the Congolese Government to protect residents in the Red Zone of eastern Goma from risks associated with additional Mount Nyiragongo eruptions.

"An order by the authorities on Thursday, May 27, that residents of the ten neighborhoods in the east of Goma known as the Red Zone must immediately vacate their homes has seen a further mass exodus. The Zone is thought to be the part of the city most at risk should another eruption occur," the release said.

At least 32 people have died as a direct result of the eruption, including three children, while 40 people have been reported missing, according to the release.