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Video: Huge Lake Suddenly Appears in Middle of Desert
Emirates 24/7 ^ | Saturday, August 02, 2014

Posted on 08/02/2014 6:08:19 PM PDT by nickcarraway

'Some say that it is a miracle, while others are calling it a curse': Tunisian journalist

Tunisians are enjoying escaping the heat of summer by swimming in the mystery lake. (Pic @ Instagram) Nobody knows how, when or why… yet. The fact is, a lake has mysteriously appeared suddenly in the middle of Tunisian desert.

No scientific explanation has been forthcoming as yet for for ‘Gafsa Beach’, discovered by shepherds three weeks ago.

Authorities have issued a warning, according to a report in the Independent, that the water, which started off a crystalline blue and has since turned a murky green with algae, could be carcinogenic.

However, a YouTube video uploaded shows Tunisians enjoying a swim in the new lake, escaping the current 40 degrees celsius heat.

"Some say that it is a miracle, while others are calling it a curse," journalist Lakhdar Souid told France 24.

Some geologists believe seismic activity may have caused groundwater to rise to the surface by disrupting the water table.

Observers estimate the water covers an area of about 2.6 acres and measures more than 50 feet at its deepest points.


TOPICS: Outdoors; Weather; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: desert; lake; mystery; tunisia
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To: MeshugeMikey

Instant lake. Just add water.


41 posted on 08/02/2014 11:48:41 PM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: ansel12

Obviously not but libs would run it in campaign advertisements anyway.. that is why it was funny at the time.


42 posted on 09/03/2014 10:44:41 PM PDT by JSteff (It was ALL about SCOTUS.. We are DOOMED for several generations. . Who cares? Dem's did and voted!)
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To: JSteff

The point was that it was or is a dangerous situation, and the government hopefully did show up.


43 posted on 09/03/2014 11:13:28 PM PDT by ansel12 (LEGAL immigrants, 30 million 1980-2012, continues to remake the nation's electorate for democrats)
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