Lost Italian village emerges after decades under water
A "lost" village has emerged from an Italian lake after 71 years under water.
Curon is a village in north Italy that was purposefully drowned in 1950 to become a reservoir for a hydro-electric plant.
The reservoir is known as Lake Resia and usually the only sign of the 163 lost homes beneath it is a 14th-Century church tower that protrudes above the surface.
Temporary draining at the lake has revealed the former alpine village, which was flooded despite protests from residents.
It was flooded when a dam was built to merge two natural lakes and create the local hydro-electric plant.
Lake Resia quickly became a tourist attraction due to the scary abandoned church tower sticking up in the middle.
Around 1000 people were displaced when the village was purposefully flooded in 1950.
Around 400 of those created a new village close by while the rest are said to have moved away.
The past has been brought to life once again as repairs at the site have revealed quite eerie remains.
Tourists and locals have been able to walk over the site and that’s resulted in some cool photography.
Some great examples can be seen on Instagram account luisa2506 which shows some spooky buildings and rubble.
The Instagram belongs to a local called Luisa Azzolini who has also been tweeting the amazing images.