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These beautiful waters look just fine. As you take a dive, a strange loud rumble comes from beneath the surface leaving you ...
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The Deadly Lake Nyos

A seemingly ordinary day for Doctor Emmanuel Ngum Mbi turned into one of the most haunting moments in Cameroon’s history. While cycling back to his home in Sabum village, he noticed something odd - a ...
On August 21, 1986, violent explosions rocked Cameroon’s Lake Nyos. A wave of water over 15 meters (around 50 ft) high flattened vegetation along the southern shore, but a second deadly, nearly ...
Recounts how according to local traditions the recent disaster at Lake Nyos was a sign of the displeasure of the ancestors, rather than a natural phenomenon. Also ...