The new lava arm on the western flank of Nyamuragira volcano formed recently (imagery: Sentinel-2)
The effusive eruption at the volcano has evolved further since the last update.
Since the lava started to flow beyond the northern caldera rim, another branch of the active lava, oozing out from the lava lake, formed on the western slope and continues to advance in this direction, as detectable in the latest Sentinel-2 imagery from 30 July.
The lava on the northwestern flank keeps the flow active, currently about 6 km long.
Two active lava flow branches at Nyamuragira volcano (image: Sentinel-2)