Zheng Zhaoyin (郑兆茵, Passport No. HA 9105536) , 34, a tourist from China's Hong Kong, fell into the crater of Volcano Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the afternoon of July 7.
The UN mission in Congo (MONUC) sent a rescue team by helicopter right after the incident, but they couldn't find her because of the lack of visibility.
On July 8, the MONUC team discovered the body of Zheng, which was some 200 meters below the crater, much higher than the originally thought 1200-meter-deep molten lava lake.
An official of Chinese Embassy in DRC pledged full efforts to help the victim's family and the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in dealing with the accident's aftermath.
Nyiragongo, with an elevation of 3,469 meters, is one of the most dangerous volcanoes in Africa. It last erupted in 2002.
So, please be more careful if you are travelling in the same area.
Sources: Xinhua & Sh'aidaily & ABCPost Title
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