Lost village emerges from Italian lake after 70 years. See pics

As Lake Resia has drained temporarily, locals spotted the final traces of Curon, a village that housed hundreds at one point of time.

The remains of a village, which was submerged beneath an Italian lake for decades, has been discovered for the first time in 71 years. Lake Resia is an artificial lake in the western portion of South Tyrol, Italy, approximately 2 kms south of the Reschen Pass. Curon come non si era mai vista!Per motivi di manutenzione, hanno semi prosciugato il lago di Resia e sono riaffiorati i resti dell’antico paese ci Curon!Una strana sensazione camminare sulle macerie delle case...#curon #lagodiresia #reschensee #altoadige #südtirol pic.twitter.com/VtZGdSPHoU As the lake has drained temporarily, locals spotted the final traces of Curon, a village that housed hundreds at one point of time before it was flooded to create a hydroelectric plant in 1950, BBC reports. Here are pictures of Lake Resia: