# 40 years after Cameroon’s Lake Nyos disaster

https://mins.news/en/item/28457

- DW, 2026-08-21 14:00 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/40-years-after-the-lake-nyos-disaster-in-cameroon/a-78459694?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> On August 21, 1986, Lake Nyos released a huge cloud of carbon dioxide that swept into nearby villages, killing about 1,700 people and 3,500 livestock. Scientists identified the rare event as a limnic eruption, and engineers later installed degassing pipes. Researchers now say the lake is safe for residents to return, but survivors continue to live with the trauma.