Haunted histories
Ghost towns are located across the world, so for the time of the year that’s in it, Tony Clayton-Lea selects his favourites
Decades ago, the towns listed below were once thriving communities full of life, people and hope. Due to a number of reasons (including landslides, flooding, earthquakes, government intervention, war, economic downturn, nuclear plant meltdown, structural bypassing), settled communities abandoned them.
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