Sifrinus Germardus Ten Horn, 69, a Dutch andthe first person who braved and toured the lifeless villages around Lake Nyos after it exploded on August 21, 1986, recalls the disaster in this exclusive interview with The Post. Ten Horn says Lake Nyos is still deadlyafter it killed over 1500 people and thousands of livestock. The Post:You lived the Lake Nyos disaster 30 years ago, how did it happen? Ten Horn: Of course, I did live the disaster but I was not present at Lake Nyos. I then went together with the SDO for Menchum at the time, Fai Yengo Francis, and some other people to Lake Nyos.

Source: CameroonWeb August 24, 2016 12:58 UTC