40 years after the Lake Nyos disaster in Cameroon

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1. Fri, 21 August 2026

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   • iDNES (Czechia)09:19
     Čtyři dekády od tragédie u „vraždícího jezera“ Nyos. O život přišlo přes 1 700 lidí

     Vklíněné mezi zelenými pláněmi a skalnatými horami působí jezero Nyos na západě Kamerunu jako pohádka, přímo zrozená pro osvěžení turistů i domorodců. Zdání ale klame.

   • DW Top Stories14:00first to report
     40 years after the Lake Nyos disaster in Cameroon

     On August 21, 1986, a silent cloud of carbon dioxide swept through villages around Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing nearly 2,000 people in their sleep. Four decades later, survivors are still living with the trauma.

2. Sat, 22 August 2026

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   • AllAfrica14:56
     Cameroon: 'An Invisible Avalanche' - What Happened in Cameroon's 1986 Lake Nyos Disaster?

     [RFI] On 21 August, 1986, 1,746 people died from carbon dioxide poisoning after gas escaped overnight from the bottom of Lake Nyos in Cameroon. RFI examines what happened in the world's deadliest "limnic eruption" and how, 40 years later, our understanding of the danger posed by volcanic lakes is still evolving.