Jezioro Kiwu w Rwandzie - Redux
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Portrait of Aroni Nyaganra, 50, who survived the 1994 Rwandan genocide by swimming across Lake Kivu by night to Uwinyange Island, seen her on November 18, 2023. After a week of hiding out on Uwinyange Island a friend helped him get a boat to Ijwi Island in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but his friend was later killed for helping Tutsi to escape.
The breathtaking beauty of Lake Kivu, resting between the volcanoes and steep hills of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, is exceeded only by its mercurial temperament. A clear sunny day can turn to a tropical downpour in minutes, before the sun beats down again. The lake’s still waters also hide another face: dissolved within are billions of cubic meters of flammable methane and more still of carbon dioxide, presenting both a source of power and a danger to hundreds of thousands of people living around the lake. The lake holds haunting memories from the 1994 genocide, but also offered a lifesaving escape to some. Its glassy surface is dotted with hundreds of islands, all of which have their own particularities and histories.
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2023-11-18
Nichole Sobecki/VII/Redux/Redux Pictures/East News
Redux Pictures
Nichole Sobecki/VII/Redux
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6,14MB
90cm x 68cm przy 300dpi
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