Construction workers dig up gold worth over $10M in Belgium
Belgian police are calling on treasure hunters to steer clear of a building site where construction workers this week stumbled on a stash of gold reportedly worth €9 million (US$10.4 million).
On August 11, construction workers in Dendermonde, Belgium, unearthed an astonishing treasure worth over $10 million. The discovery came to light during renovation work on a building owned by a local charity, CAW East-Flanders. Police were alerted by the workers, who posted photographs of around 50 gold bars and piles of gold coins on their Facebook page. The haul consisted of bars and coins estimated to be worth €9 million.
One worker, identified only as Kobe, expressed disbelief and amazement at the find. "We stumbled across it while carrying out groundwork to lay a pipe for the sewerage system," he said. "We certainly hadn’t expected to find gold." The gold was quickly inventoried and secured in a high-security federal government vault.
The police department changed its profile picture to a gold coin in response to the find, warning curious treasure hunters to stay away from the fenced-off construction site. Police advised that pursuing the treasure would be futile. The legal owner of the treasure remains unclear, leaving the question of who would ultimately benefit from the find unresolved.
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