3,500 animals died in the lake nyos tragedy.
how many animals died in the lake nyos tragedy?
3,500
although a sudden outgassing of had occurred at lake monoun in 1984, a similar threat from lake nyos was not anticipated. however, on august 21, 1986, a limnic eruption occurred at lake nyos, triggering the sudden release of about 100,000–300,000 tons (some sources state as much as 1.6 million tonnes) of . this gas cloud rose at nearly and spilled over the northern lip of the lake into a valley running roughly east–west from cha to subum. it then rushed down two valleys branching off to the north, displacing all of the air and suffocating 1,746 people within of the lake, mostly rural villagers, as well as 3,500 livestock. the villages most affected were cha, nyos, and subum.
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bullet::::- lake nyos degassing: in 1995 michel halbwachs with his french scientist team found the solution for lake nyos degassing problem 





















































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bullet::::- bbc news article about the degassing of lake nyos





















































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bullet::::- defusing africa’s killer lakes – "smithsonian"





















































bullet::::- gas threat grows from cameroon's lethal lakes — "the guardian"





















































bullet::::- lake nyos – the vanguard, cameroon





















































bullet::::- bbc news 27 sep 2005: action needed on deadly lakes
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