The Lake Nyos Disaster
History Daily · Aug 21, 2026 · 16:42
History Daily · Aug 21, 2026 · 16:42
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August 21, 1986. A rare eruption of carbon dioxide from a mountain lake in Cameroon kills 1,746 people in a single night.
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