Drought reveals submerged town

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http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749633/drought-unveils-once-flooded-town-18332063

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for some, the extreme dry spell is stirring up bittersweet memories. The Uribante reservoir that feeds a hydroelectric dam there is at its lowest level in decades, and the receding waters have uncovered a village that has been mostly underwater since 1985, when it was flooded.

Former town resident Josefa Garcia, 74, is grateful for the drought, even though it has triggered Venezuela's worst-ever electricity crisis.

Standing in the shadow of a usually submerged 26-metre-high high church here, Garcia vividly recalls when then-President Carlos Andres Perez swooped in by helicopter to tell residents the town would soon be flooded.
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"He said we'd all be expropriated and we had to leave," Garcia said, standing in the old village square. "It took our hope away."

Before its flooding, this Andean town of around 1,200 in the western state of Tachira was evacuated and its residents dispersed around the country. Garcia moved to a nearby region, and had never revisited her former town until now.

Normally, only the church spire can be seen jutting out of the 20-square-km reservoir. But water levels recently fell 30 metres, revealing eerie remnants: the church, demolished houses, a cemetery, a square.
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http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/drought-reveals-underwater-village-3381607
 
That would be creep but awesome as all hell. All of those memories......
 
I once went there like 3 years ago

when I went the limit was around the spire window and in that moment it was considered very low so now its much worse

is a tipical tourist atraction of the zone whit old fashioned restaurants and such and people go on excurtions in the place
 
I hate going to watch videos.

High res pictures please.
 
man up and click the link

also there was a town near here that was almost washed away from flooding. thank god it didn't happen another town over where my sister and her family lives
 
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