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Gas belching from the volcanic Lake Nyos in the remote mountains of Cameroon kills more than 1,200 people and injures 500.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 10). Gas belching from the volcanic Lake Nyos in the remote mountains of Cameroon kills more than 1,200 people and injures 500.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090021
South African History Online (2012) 'Gas belching from the volcanic Lake Nyos in the remote mountains of Cameroon kills more than 1,200 people and injures 500.', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090021 (Accessed: 12 November 2026).
South African History Online, Gas belching from the volcanic Lake Nyos in the remote mountains of Cameroon kills more than 1,200 people and injures 500. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090021, (accessed 12 November 2026).
"Gas belching from the volcanic Lake Nyos in the remote mountains of Cameroon kills more than 1,200 people and injures 500.." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090021. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Gas belching from the volcanic Lake Nyos in the remote mountains of Cameroon kills more than 1,200 people and injures 500.." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090021.
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