1,700 people killed by limnic eruption at Lake Nyos in Cameroon 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 21 1986)


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(Thursday, August 21, 1986, 9:00 p.m. West Africa Time) — More than 1,700 people died today when toxic gas erupted from a volcanic lake in the West African nation of Cameroon.