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Cameroon commemorates Lake Nyos gas disaster 40 years later

A report recalls the Lake Nyos disaster, in which an invisible gas killed 1,746 people in Cameroon.

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The event remains a major reminder of the mass-casualty risks posed by hazardous natural phenomena.

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  1. Lac Nyos : 40 ans après, le Cameroun n'oublie pas la nuit où un gaz invisible a tué 1 746 personnes - Cameroun24.net ↗cameroun24.net · Recorded source date: Aug 22, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC

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