Th ghostly image that emerged from Lake Resia in northern Italy became so famous it inspired a book and a Netflix series. It was an image of a church bell tower.
The village of Curon once had some 900 inhabitants living in 160 homes, but it was flooded in 1950 to create a hydroelectric plant
After leaks were found, the lake was temporarily drained for repair work on the reservoir and now the remains of the surrounding village, which has been under water for more than 70 years, have been revealed again.
The village was in the province of South Tyrol bordering Austria and Switzerland.
The workers who began draining the lake a few months ago uncovered piles of bricks and rubble and some steps – all that is left of the old Curon village.
However, the site will not be there for long as a power company started releasing water back into the lake a week ago, and in a couple of weeks it will be full, leaving the village submerged once again.
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