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A large space with turquoise water appeared in Tunisia desert like a mirage; in just one minute, at a place where except hot sand, there was nothing, writes The Guardian.
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For locals languishing in the forty-degree heat, this became a temptation because an unexpected opportunity arose cool off. And soon all the fears about the mysterious pool have been overcome.
Hundreds of people began to flock to the pond, which is very fast became known as Lac de Gafsa or Gafsa. A beach appeared on the lake, people began to splash, dive, and rush into the lake from the rocks, not Paying attention to warnings that water may be contaminated carcinogenic chemicals contain pathogens bacteria or possibly even be radioactively contaminated. Even after the water turned cloudy green, people kept coming in droves.
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“Some say a miracle happened, others call a curse, ”says Lahdar Saweed, Tunisian journalist.
“For the first few days, the water was completely transparent, had a turquoise color. Now she has turned green and full algae, which means that the lake is not replenished anymore water. ”
The lake, which appeared three weeks ago, was discovered by shepherds. It is believed that it is up to 18 meters deep and covers one hectare. Local geologists suspect the pond has arisen due seismic activity, there may have been a gap above the level groundwater, which opened the passage of fluid to the surface the rocks.
Other theories suggest that the canyon simply collected rain water.
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