Lake Nyos #
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Lake Nyos Lake Nyos, Menchum, Nord-Ouest, Kamerun is a crater lake on the flank of an inactive volcano. Magma beneath the lake leaks carbon dioxide into the waters. In 1986, the lake emitted a large cloud of carbon dioxide that suffocated nearly 1,800 people and some 3,500 livestock in nearby villages.