Ghost town emerged from the water

A strange ghost town that has sunk in the water for more than a quarter of a century is gradually rising up in a farm area southwest of the capital Buenos Aires, Argentina .

The town of Epecuen used to be a bustling and bustling lakeside resort with 1,500 people serving more than 20,000 tourists each season. During the golden age of Argentina, trains transporting rice to the outside world brought many tourists from the capital to the resort and bathing in the saltwater stream here.

This saltwater lake is very attractive to tourists because it contains 10 times more salt than ocean water, so the water here is very valuable. Tourists, especially those from the Jewish community in the capital of Buenos Aires, love to float on this surface because it reminds them of the Dead Sea in the Middle East.

The scary, horrifying sight of the town of Epecuen

But on November 10, 1985, after a heavy thunderstorm of wet winters, the lake water swept onto the shore, swarming both the dykes and flooding the streets of the lake. Within a few days, the house was submerged 10m under salt water.

And now, the water level began to recede, revealing the spectacle of a devastated town like in the doomsday movies. The town has not yet been rebuilt, but has returned to a tourist destination for those who are willing to drive at least 6 hours from Buenos Aires on the narrow country roads to get there.

However, now tourists can only see rusted equipment and furniture over the years, houses ravaged with broken and rotten objects. They will climb the stairs that lead to nowhere, wandering around the graveyard where the waves rush into the rocks and reveal many graves.

Everything in the post-disaster region becomes strange and creepy. Many residents in Epecuen town migrated to Carhue, a nearby lake town, and built hotels and other resorts.

An 82-year-old old man named Pablo Novak still lives on the town's shore now, welcoming people to wander in the ruined streets.