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Aug 22, 2026 at 12:06 PM ET
1986 Lake Nyos gas release killed 1,746 people
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On 21 August 1986, 1,746 people died after carbon dioxide escaped overnight from the bottom of Lake Nyos in Cameroon, causing poisoning.
WHO: People who died from carbon dioxide poisoning
WHAT: Carbon dioxide escaped from the bottom of Lake Nyos overnight, leading to poisoning deaths
WHEN: Reported Aug 22, 2026 at 10:56 AM ET
WHERE: Cameroon
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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