Builders unearth €9m gold loot sealed in walls of Belgian property - BBC News

Construction workers found the stash in the walls of a cellar while drilling to lay sewage pipes.

Image source, Lokale Politie DendermondeImage caption, Local police shared images of the hoard, discovered earlier this week

Builders renovating a house in Belgium have discovered a stash of gold reportedly worth €9m (£7.6m) sealed into the walls of its cellar.

The construction workers stumbled across the hidden trove of gold bars and coins while drilling to lay new sewage pipes in the property in east Flanders earlier this week, local media report.

The discovery has sparked interest in who might get to keep the hoard - with both the builders and the local charity that owns the site having a chance of claiming it.

After launching an investigation, police warned people against attending the site to search for more treasure, saying the house was "turned upside down" and all the gold had been moved to a secure location.