Underwater underwater 'ghost village' suddenly emerged after more than 25 years of disappearance

An ancient Italian village built in the 12th century that was submerged for more than 25 years may come back in 2021.

According to the local tourism committee, the village called Fabbriche di Careggine , located in Tuscany, Lucca Province, was flooded in 1946 during the construction of a hydroelectric dam and Vagli Lake. The village has not been seen since 1994, due to the construction of a dam on the Edron River that flooded Vagli Lake.

The ancient village of Fabbriche di Careggine comes back after more than 25 years of being submerged.

Villagers were moved to a new lakeside town in Lucca province, Vagli di Sotto, from which the village was abandoned in 1947. After many years the village was submerged under 34 million cubic meters of water but the architecture The abandoned village remains intact including the stone house, the bridge, the cemetery and the San Teodoro church - which was repaired and maintained when the dam drained.

According to local tourism officials, the lake drained only four times since the 'ghost village' flooded in 1958, 1974, 1983 and 1994.

According to local media reports, local officials have long tried to find a way to drain the lake and turn the village back into a tourist attraction.

The village is expected to be revealed again in 2021.

Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported in 2015 that Mario Puglia, the former mayor of the town of Vagli di Sotto - near the 'ghost village' , called for efforts to drain the lake again, for reasons. Promoting local tourism and employment is a concern.

But there are signs that Vagli Lake could be drained again - 27 years since its last water was drained in 1994 so visitors can explore the pristine beauty of the throne. Fabbriche di Careggine village.

In a Facebook post, Lorenza Giorgi, the daughter of former mayor of Ilio Domenico Giorgi, said the lake, which is currently operating as a water reserve, could be depleted next year.

' According to reliable sources, next year, in 2021, the Vagli Lake will drain the water, and the Fabbriche di Careggine village is likely to be revealed again,' she wrote on Facebook. ' The last time Lake Vagli withdrew water was in 1994 when my father was mayor and thanks to his great efforts and thanks to many initiatives the whole town of Vagli and could have been more welcoming. 1 million people, '  wrote Lorenza.

Energy company Enel, which is responsible for managing the Vagli artificial lake, told CNN they are working with parties to discuss tourism in the region. "Redevelopment of the natural environment is one of the initiatives that are being discussed, including cleaning the Vagli reservoir and draining the lake water," the company representative said.