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Lake Nyos

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Lake Nyos
A crater lake in Cameroon which, in 1986, was the site of a massive natural release of CO2 gas from a pocket of magma, which caused the deaths of an estimated 1,700 people and 3,500 livestock. It was the first known large-scale asphyxiation caused by a natural event


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00pm) This documentary examines the circumstances surrounding the mysterious deaths of nearly 2,000 people near Lake Nyos in north-west Cameroon, severely depleting the populations of three lakeside villages.
00pm) This documentary examines the circumstances surrounding the mysterious deaths of nearly 2,000 people near Lake Nyos in north-west Cameroon, severely depleting the populations of three lakeside villages.
00pm) The mysterious deaths of nearly 2,000 people living on Lake Nyos in north-west Cameroon, severely depleting the populations of three lakeside villages.
 
 
 
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