Lake Nyos, located in Northwestern Cameroon, is a large, deep crater lake, which sits on the side of an inactive volcano. Underneath the lake lies a big pool of magma, which causes carbon dioxide to seep into the lake water, converting it into carbonic acid. Tragedy struck in 1986, where the lake erupted, launching over one cubic kilometre of gas into the surrounding air. Firstly, the lake's water level dropped by about a metre after the gas was released, and trees from the surrounding forests were knocked down. A hundred-metre-tall column of water and foam built up, causing a 25-metre wave that crashed against the lake's shore. The invisible cloud of gas travelled between 20 and 50 kilometres per hour down the valley and into the surrounding villages, where the carbon dioxide suffocated any living being it came into contact with. This resulted in the tragic deaths of 1,746 people, and around 3,500 livestock.
🎧 Check out the "Hit The Lights" Podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, Google and everywhere else you get your podcasts!
🎧 Podcast Links:
Spotify: [ Ссылка ]
Apple: [ Ссылка ]
Google: [ Ссылка ]
Amazon Music: [ Ссылка ]
Our content isn't always ad-friendly, to support and also get exclusive access to our documentaries and documentary series, please take a look at our Patreon: ► [ Ссылка ]
To submit any creepy personal stories or send in videos/photographs you may have caught over the years and can't explain, please email 👉 mystory@top5s.co.uk
Our other channels 👇
🦖 DinosaurDiscovery: DINOSAURS
[ Ссылка ]
🪐 AccessAstronomy: SPACE & ASTRONOMY
[ Ссылка ]
🔎 ColdCaseDetective: TRUE CRIME
[ Ссылка ]?
🪖 WarsofTheWorld: MILITARY HISTORY
[ Ссылка ]
👽 DestinationDeclassified: ALIENS & UFOs
[ Ссылка ]
⚔️ MedievalMadness: MEDIEVAL HISTORY
[ Ссылка ]
Music by CO.AG: [ Ссылка ]
Thanks for watching.
DISCLAIMER: All materials in these videos are used for entertainment purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement is intended. If you are, or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video, and have an issue with the use of said material, PLEASE email us before putting in a claim and we can resolve the issue immediately. We can be reach on this email: info@top5s.co.uk
Copyright © 2022 Top5s All rights reserved.
