Cameroon Lake Nyos Disaster Survivors Feel Abandoned

On Monday, Cameroon marks 30 years since its worst natural disaster ever, a toxic gas explosion at Lake Nyos in the northwest that killed 2,000 people and 3,500 animals. The victims say they still have not received promised compensation. They also want to return to their homes, but the government says the lake is still toxic. Lake Nyos and the surrounding land in northwest Cameroon appear to be completely dead. There is no sign of birds or other animals. The lake was the source of...

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