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In 1986, Something At Lake Nyos Killed 1,800 People In One Night. It Took Months To Figure Out What

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Nobody saw it coming – and when the culprit was discovered, nobody could believe it.

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In 1986, Something At Lake Nyos Killed 1,800 People In One Night. It Took Months To Figure Out What

Nobody saw it coming – and when the culprit was discovered, nobody could believe it.

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How a Lake Killed 1800 People in One Night: Scientists Reveal the Cause of Africa's Strangest Disaster

The mysterious death of almost two thousand people on the shores of Africa's Lake Nyos put scientists at a dead end for months until they discovered a deadly mystery hidden at the very bottom of the reservoir.

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IFLScience broke the news on Saturday, April 25, 2026.
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