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A severe drought in Europe has caused the water level to drop to the point that a previously submerged Roman ruins complex is now visible.
The ancient Roman complex that began as a military camp when it was first built in 75 AD along the Lima River in the Spanish region of Galicia is visible after being abandoned centuries ago and completely submerged after the construction of a dam in 1949, The Charlotte- The observer reported.
The complex, known as Aquis Querquennis, housed up to 600 Roman soldiers in its heyday and consisted of multiple shacks, two granaries, a hospital, a temple, and baths.
The entire complex became visible, along with the ruins of other abandoned cities, once the water level in the As Conchas reservoir dropped to 49% capacity as the continent continues to struggle with a historic drought.
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The normally submerged bridge of the former Aceredo village emerged after surfacing due to the low water level of the Lindoso reservoir, near Lobios, Ourense province, northwestern Spain, on 25 August 2022.
((Photo by MIGUEL RIOPA / AFP via Getty Images))
Drone footage released Friday from Faro de Vigo showed large areas of the complex that are now visible due to the lowering of the water level.
Nearly half of the European Union of 27 nations is in danger of drought, with conditions worsening in Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania and Spain. The report also noted rising drought risks outside the EU, in Britain, Serbia, Ukraine and Moldova.
“Warmer and drier than usual conditions are likely to occur in the Western Euro-Mediterranean region in the coming months to November 2022,” particularly in Spain and Portugal, the EU’s Copernicus program said in a report for August. .
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Roman military camp of Aquis Querquennis (Porto Quintela). Occupied between the last quarter of the 1st century and the middle of the 2nd century.
(Photo by: PHAS / Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Water shortages and heat stress are also reducing European crops, with maize, soybeans and sunflowers most affected. The recent rains in August have helped some regions, but crops in other areas have been hit by thunderstorms.
The report comes amid what experts say may be the continent’s worst drought in 500 years.
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Associated Press contributed to this report
