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Which lake killed more than 2000 people?

Cameroon's Lake Nios sits upon a volcanic vent. On August 21, 1986, the vent erupted and spewed carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide gasses which blew into nearby villages and killed over 2,000 people while they slept.

 

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