This photo was taken shortly before sunset in the Argentine town of Carhue, that is located by the shores of Lake Epecuén. The trees on the photo look dead. They are still standing, but completely without leaves. This happened because of flooding in 1985, when the water level in the lake raised approx. ten meters. The dam broke, but the water rose little by little. The water did cause damaged to buildings, roads etc, but Carhue was rather lucky. Another little town by the lake almost disapeared under water for 25 years, before the water started to recide, revaling the ruins. This photo is my entry to 
Please do follow if you want to keep up with my next photo shoot. Any upvotes or reblogs are hugely appreciated!
Latest photo shoot, check out :
📸 PhotoFeed Contest - Cityscape Photography #84 : Ponta Delgada, the «capital» of the Azores
U.J
Kristiansand, Norway
All the photoes are mine, Ulla Jensen (flickr, Instagram and facebook)
Read about us? // Main page!
Follow us for our street art contest and blogs about travel, art, photo, crypto & gaming
