What the records say
- When
- 21 Aug 1986
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 6.44° N, 10.30° E
- Description
- The Lake Nyos disaster, a limnic eruption, occurs in Cameroon, killing nearly 2,000 people.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Lake Nyos disaster.
Lake Nyos disaster
1986 limnic eruption in Cameroon
On 21 August 1986, a limnic eruption at Lake Nyos in northwestern Cameroon killed 1,746 people and 3,500 livestock.
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