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Cameroun - Emanations de Gaz Toxique Volcanique Aout 1986 UNDRO Rapports de Situation 1-8


UNDRO 86/2050
CAMEROUN - EMANATIONS DE GAZ TOXIQUE VOLCANIQUE
RAPPORT D'INFORMATION DE L'UNDRO NO. 1
26 AOUT 1986

SITUATION GENERALE

1. DES EMANATIONS DE GAZ TOXIQUE VOLCANIQUE SE SONT PRODUITES LE 23 AOUT 1986 DANS LA REGION DE WUM AU NORD-OUEST DU CAMEROUN.

2. DE SOURCE ENCORE NON OFFICIELLE ON INDIQUE PLUS DE 2000 MORTS (40 OFFICIELLEMENT CONFIRMES). DES RISQUES DE MALADIES RESPIRATOIRES ET AUTRES EFFETS TOXIQUES EXISTENT. L'OMS EST EN RAPPORT AVEC SON REPRESENTANT SUR PLACE.

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Cameroon - Release Volcanic Toxic Gas Aug 1986 UNDRO Situation Reports 1-8


UNDRO 86/2047
CAMEROON - RELEASE VOLCANIC TOXIC GAS
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
25 AUGUST 1986

SITUATION

1. ON 23 AUGUST 1986 NATURAL RELEASE OF TOXIC VOLCANIC GAS TOOK PLACE IN WUM AREA (NORTH-WESTERN CAMEROON).

2. AS YET UNCONFIRMED REPORTS INDICATE UP TO 2,000 DEATHS (40 OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED). RISK OF RESPIRATORY DISEASES AND OTHER GENERAL TOXIC EFFECTS. WHO IN CONTACT WITH LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE.

3. ON PRESIDENT'S RETURN FROM VISIT TO WUM AREA, GOVERNMENT APPEALED FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.