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according to afp on the 24th, the environmental organization "odysseus 3.1" recently discovered dozens of tons of unexploded "antique" bombs in lake gerardmer in the vosges mountains in france, and they are also polluting the surrounding environment.

over the past century and a half, france has been a major battlefield of world conflicts, and unexploded bombs left over from wars have posed a threat to the lives of french residents, with an average of about 10 people dying each year. it is reported that the bombs found this time can even be traced back to the franco-prussian war of 1870, in addition to those left over from world war i and world war ii. as a "summer bathing spot" very popular with locals, the lake water samples of lake gerardmer contain high concentrations of tnt explosives, as well as metal elements such as iron, titanium and lead.

rad, the founder of "odysseus 3.1", revealed in a documentary in may this year: "many of these old bombs are now empty shells, and the explosives inside have leaked out." samples sent to the german laboratory for inspection showed that the tnt content in the water of lake gerardmer was the "highest level" ever measured by the agency, and its metal concentration exceeded the legal limit. faced with such a situation, local officials are very worried about the environmental safety of lake gerardmer. he believes that the government should fund a more detailed risk assessment of the ammunition dumped into the lake by the french army that year. although the local government has vigorously cleared some bomb hazards, it is estimated that 70 tons of bombs are still sunk to the bottom of the lake because some bombs are difficult to salvage.