Incredible photos show Spanish ghost village emerge after 30 years underwater

As a prolonged drought continues to choke northwestern Spain, a ghost village has been revealed at the bottom of the Alto Lindoso reservoir.

The photos are as astonishing as they are sad.

As a prolonged drought continues to choke northwestern Spain, a ghost village has been revealed at the bottom of the Alto Lindoso reservoir.

The former village of Aceredo, which sits on the Spanish-Portugal border, was submerged three decades ago when a hydropower dam flooded the valley to create the reservoir.

And, according the The Associated Press, the remaining rooftops of some buildings are sometimes spotted when the water supply dips.

But now, area residents can see the whole town — a snapshot of life in 1992.

“It’s as if I’m watching a movie. I have a feeling of sadness,” local resident Maximino Perez Romero told Reuters.

“My feeling is that this is what will happen over the years due to drought and all that, with climate change.”

The reservoir is currently at 15 per cent of its capacity following a drought; there hasn’t been any precipitation in the area for two months, and it’s threatening to become worse.