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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Albert Toth

Remains of lost village uncovered as drought lowers reservoir levels in record-breaking heatwave

The remains of a lost village demolished and flooded over 50 years ago have been resurfaced as England’s back-to-back heatwaves and dry weather continue to affect water levels.

Nether Hambleton, in the East Midlands, was submerged to create Rutland Water reservoir in the 1970s. It became Europe’s largest man-made lake at the time, with over 3,000 acres of land flooded.

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