Dailly assignment : The Lacke Nyos ' Disaster

Topic : The Lake Nyos ' Disaster
Cameroon faced in 1986 the worst disaster it has ever seen. That sad night, in the small village of Nyos, the north west province. At about 2:00AM , a huge noise woke up desperately some few rescued inhabitants. A cloud of gases came out after an explosion killing almost 1,700 people. Today, scientists say that the lake Nyos is no more active. However, poisonous gases from the center of the earth continue to flow up through cracks in the bottom of the lake. No one knows exactly the reasons of that terrible explosion but as result that lake still has more gases trapped at the bottom of it. Scientists who have studied lakes Nyos have found 16,000 times more gases. They explain that when a strong win, cool weather , a storm or landslide causes the water to turn over suddenly, the gases escape in a violent explosion. A team of scientists coming from the USA , France, and Cameroon has found a way to reduce the gas pressure at the bottom of it. The following morning after that disaster, the surrounding area was full of dead people including their pests and cattle. Only some few people escaped. The world organization came with the first aid like food, medicine and clothes. Due to the high rate of corruption in Cameroon, the rescuers didn't received the integrity of that donation because people ruling the country took it for themselves. Today, to protect people nearby, scientists installed warning equipment to alert whenever another incident occurs .


Written by David Lateu