Skip to content
Advertisement
When Appliance Fail?

40 years after the Lake Nyos disaster in Cameroon

On August 21, 1986, a silent cloud of carbon dioxide swept through villages around Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing nearly 2,000 people in their sleep. Four decades later, survivors are still living with the trauma.

schedule 14:00 visibility 5 views
40 years after the Lake Nyos disaster in Cameroon
DW News Source: DW News
On August 21, 1986, a silent cloud of carbon dioxide swept through villages around Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing nearly 2,000 people in their sleep. Four decades later, survivors are still living with the trauma.

DW News

Originally published at

DW News

open_in_new Read Full Article

Related Articles

What to do when wildfires trigger trauma
Environment

What to do when wildfires trigger trauma

The wildfires this summer have broken records in Germany and are unlikely to subside in future. Psychologists say post-traumatic stress disorder caused by such disasters is serious but can be treated if people seek help.

DW News
Tesla sunsets its Solar Roof tiles
Environment

Tesla sunsets its Solar Roof tiles

Tesla has discontinued Solar Roof, its solar panels designed to look like regular roofing tiles, Electrek reports. Sources "close to the program" told the publication that Tesla has informed its third-party installer network that Solar Roof is no...

The Verge

Read More

El Niño rains in Peru disrupt access to Machu Picchu
Environment

El Niño rains in Peru disrupt access to Machu Picchu

Heavy rains ⁠linked to ​the El Niño weather phenomenon caused flooding in Peru ​on Wednesday that disrupted access to the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, closed roads due to landslides and flooded ​homes ‌in the capital Lima. Peruvian...

France 24
Your Appliance Broke?
Reliable Repair for