Drought Exposes an Underwater ‘Ghost’ Village in Spain

In Spain , a mod - sidereal day Atlantis has become visible — and it ’s a particularly depressing sign of clime change .

In 1992 , the Spanish hamlet of Aceredo , locate in the northwestern area of the country on the moulding with Portugal , was flooded to create the Alto Lindoso artificial lake . It ’s not uncommon that the artificial lake , which is home to a630 - megawatt hydropower flora , drops to levels low-spirited enough that some roof and trees from the old town are visible .

But this wintertime , during a normally soaked season , the artificial lake is at only 15 % capacitance , making body of water point so low that the entire abandoned town is exposed — something that hasnever happened before . Tourists and locals alike have been able-bodied to walk through what remain of Aceredo .

Parts of the old village of Aceredo.