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World's 10 cities left abandoned

TEN CITIES LEFT ABANDONED

Pripyat
Where: Ukraine
Abandoned: 1986
Following the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the entire population of around 50,000 residents were evacuated – never to return.


Oradour-sur-Glane
Where: France
Abandoned: 1944
A German Panzer division destroyed this town, killing 642 inhabitants.


Varosha
Where: Cyprus
Abandoned: 1974
this holiday playground of the rich was abandoned after the invasion by turkey.


Kolmanskop
Where: Namibia
Abandoned: 1954
this mining town was abandoned when its diamond yield declined.


Kayaköy
Where: Turkey
Abandoned: 1923
the non-muslim inhabitants of this town were forced to relocate after the Greco-turkish War.


Salton riviera
Where: California
Abandoned: 1970s
local fish population died out; so did local tourism.


Humberstone
Where: Chile
abandoned: 1961
Abandoned after the saltpeter-mining industry declined. now a unesco World Heritage site.


Craco
Where: Italy
Abandoned: 1963
the instability of the hill on which the town sat caused a mass exodus during the 1960s.
Hashima island
Where: Japan
Abandoned: 1974
this mining area closed for business after the seams were mined out.


Plymouth
Where: Montserrat
Abandoned: 1995 A volcanic eruption in 1995 led to the evacuation of two-thirds of the island.
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