A resident of Saint-Joseph in Reunion made the incredible discovery while working the soil on his property. It discovered a hole at least three meters deep leading to a lava tunnel. 1st . “Great. Kilometers down into the ocean”He explained to our colleagues.
The owner checked the tunnel and found hot, foul-smelling gas coming out of it. But it is non-toxic, and is created by the difference between the freshness of the cavity and the heat of the ambient air. Inside the tunnel, which splits into two lanes, thousands of stalactites and even a natural spring can be found.
There is no treasure in the tunnel
However, the plantation owner and his wife had no question about going to explore the place. If the man secretly dreamed of finding a treasure from the pirate “Buzzard”, he finally decided to close the entrance to the tunnel with a concrete slab.
According to 1stThis kind of discovery is not the first on the island that harbors the Piton de la Fournais. In 2013, 23,000-year-old lava was discovered thanks to a farmer.
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