Images Show How Spain’s Severe Drought Reveals Lost Worlds

 

Credit: Chantada Turismo

An old village called Portomarin, for example, which went underwater when a dam was built on Mino River, was recently shown to be still intact. Its bridge cemetery and lanes resurfaced seemingly untouched. For most people who have witnessed the eerie re-emergence of the village, it was a miraculous apparition.

 

Credit: Al Jazeera

Unfortunately, it’s a sight which will soon disappear once more. When these ancient towns and archeological sites will reveal themselves again, no one can say for certain. While the recent drought might have been a curse, for some it served as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity which allowed people to behold the beauty that has been underwater for ages, waiting to be seen even for a little while.

Some places hide long-forgotten towns that thrived with communities. Some of them have been captured with photographs, forever frozen in time. And then, in the name of progress, they have been sunk underwater, never to be seen again, until recently. When crippling droughts hit several towns, these forgotten worlds have been revealed once more, offering a glimpse of their former splendor.

Read on for more revealing images of sunken worlds.

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