Mehdi Bilel stood on its shore in stunned silence.
The lake wasnt there a few days ago.
At first he thought he was hallucinating.
But Mehdi Bilel wasnt imagining things.
The lake had actually materialized out of nowhere.
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The origin of the formation of the lake is not clear.
The lake covers a hectare in area and is 10 to 18 meters deep.
The mysterious lake has since become a major attraction of the area.
However, swimming here is risky as the water of the lake could be contaminated with phosphates.
In other words, all the dangerous stuff.
Besides, phosphate happens to leave behind a radioactive residue.
This means, that if the lake is contaminated, the water is both radioactive and carcinogenic.
Throngs of people still come here to swim and stave off the desert heat.
Sources:The Guardian/Science Alert
