Chah (Cameroon)
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Chah or Cha is a village in Northwest Province of Cameroon
, abandoned after the death of its inhabitants in 2005. The cause has been attributed to an eruption of carbon dioxide
from nearby Lake Nyos
.
A recurrence is believed to be possible, even likely, and there are additional concerns about the stability of the natural rock wall that holds back the lake water.
The area is reported as being highly fertile and for this reason, there are pressures to resettle the area, despite the great natural risks.
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
, abandoned after the death of its inhabitants in 2005. The cause has been attributed to an eruption of carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom...
from nearby Lake Nyos
Lake Nyos
Lake Nyos is a crater lake in the Northwest Region of Cameroon, located about northwest of Yaoundé. Nyos is a deep lake high on the flank of an inactive volcano in the Oku volcanic plain along the Cameroon line of volcanic activity...
.
A recurrence is believed to be possible, even likely, and there are additional concerns about the stability of the natural rock wall that holds back the lake water.
The area is reported as being highly fertile and for this reason, there are pressures to resettle the area, despite the great natural risks.