Lake Nyos - The Night 1,746 People Died ...

On the night of August 21st, 1986, a small crater lake in northwestern Cameroon took a breath — and let it out. There was no fire. No flood. No wound on a single body. By morning, 1,746 people and 3,500 head of livestock were dead across the valley below Lake Nyos, lying in their doorways and their beds with the cooking pots still stacked beside them and th ... Show More