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In pictures: Argentine town of Epecuen resurfaces

  • 10 May 2013
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Dramatic images from the Argentine town of Epecuen, as it emerges from 25 years under flood saltwaters.

  • Ruins of Epecuen, Argentina, on 7 May 2013

    The Argentine town of Epecuen was once a bustling and popular lakeside resort, some 550km (340 miles) south of the capital Buenos Aires.

  • Ruins of Epecuen, Argentina, on 7 May 2013

    But a series of wet winters and a particularly heavy rainstorm caused the lake to flood its banks on 10 November 1985, with devastating consequences for the 1,500-population town.

  • A woman walks through what was a street in Epecuen, Argentina, on 6 May 2013

    Residents fled with what they could, but within days the town was buried beneath 10m (33ft) of corrosive saltwater.

  • Toilet lies in the ruins of Epecuen, Argentina, on 7 May 2013

    Since 2009, the waters have been receding - exposing a dramatic, post-apocalyptic landscape that the Associated Press has captured in this set of photos.

  • Epecuen, Argentina, on 6 May 2013

    The saltwaters of Lake Epecuen are famous for their therapeutic powers, and the town's baths and spas used to draw in as many as 20,000 tourists a season.

  • Young tourist in Epecuen, Argentina, on 6 May 2013

    But these days tourists come to Epecuen for a different reason.

  • Ruins of a car in Epecuen, Argentina, on 7 May 2013

    In the ruined streets and crumbled homes, there are reminders everywhere of the moment a town's daily life came to a quick and dramatic end.

  • Tombs photographed in Epecuen, Argentina, on 7 May 2013

    One resident who refused to leave his home on the edge of the town in 1985 is happy to see the tourists return. "It's getting more people to the area, as they come to see the ruins," 82-year-old Pablo Novak said.

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