~6 0~p>The appearance of the ruins attracted tourists to the city located north of the capital Manila.
In the Philippines, north of the capital Manila , due to heat the dam partially dried out, revealing the ruins of the ancient city of Pantabangan. It was deliberately flooded in the 1970s to create a reservoir.
BBC writes about this.
The city sometimes appears from under the water in dry and hot weather – this is very attractive to tourists. Marlon Paladin, an engineer with the government agency that operates the country's dams, said the longest period the city had been under water since the dam's construction had ended.
According to official data, the water level in the region has already dropped by almost 50 meters from the normal level – 221 meters.
In addition, the heatwave disrupted the daily lives of millions of Filipinos, with schools closed and office workers advised to stay home.
“In May, we expect more suspensions due to the heat. We are seeing average temperatures over 52℃, so you can imagine how stressful this can be for students,” said Xerces Castro, counselor on primary education issues of the Philippine organization “Save the Children”.
Recall that low water levels on the Danube allowed the discovery of sunken German ships from World War II on a section of the river near the Serbian port city of Prahovo.< /p>
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