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  • EXCLUSIVE: Las Vegas is a ghost town after all hotels and Casinos close due to the Covid19 pandemic , Police block off the entrance to the hotels and Casinos. 11 Apr 2020 Pictured: las vegas. Photo credit: Eric Scott / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Las Vegas is a ghost town after all hotels and Casinos close due to the Covid19 pandemic , Police block off the entrance to the hotels and Casinos. 11 Apr 2020 Pictured: las vegas. Photo credit: Eric Scott / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Las Vegas is a ghost town after all hotels and Casinos close due to the Covid19 pandemic , Police block off the entrance to the hotels and Casinos. 11 Apr 2020 Pictured: Las Vegas . Photo credit: Eric Scott / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Las Vegas is a ghost town after all hotels and Casinos close due to the Covid19 pandemic , Police block off the entrance to the hotels and Casinos. 11 Apr 2020 Pictured: Las Vegas. Photo credit: Eric Scott / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • View through windows of disused building in desert ghost town (Credit Image: © Axiom/ZUMApress.com)
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  • View through windows of disused building in desert ghost town (Credit Image: © Axiom/ZUMApress.com)
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Michael Jackson’s former Neverland ranch is still yet to find a buyer almost three years after it went on the market to much fanfare with a $100million price tag. Photos taken January 2018 show the estate looking deserted, and while minimal upkeep has kept the famous floral clock intact, much of the surrounding grounds look sun-scorched and barren. The sprawling 3,000-acre property located near Santa Barbara, California, underwent extensive restoration efforts in 2013 in a bid to bring it back to it to its former glory. Jackson’s children were involved in that effort, adding new features including a zen garden to replace the bustling fairground that once was, plus a ‘boy in the moon’ feature in one area of the grounds in homage to their late father’s favorite fairytale character Peter Pan, who inspired the ranch’s name. The estate was rebranded as Sycamore Valley Ranch when it was put up for sale in May 2015 with a $100million asking price. After no buyers were found, the price was reduced to $67 million in March 2017, but still nobody has come forward to buy it. In addition to a 12,500 sq ft main residence and a 3,700 sq ft pool house, the listing boasted a separate building with a 50-seat movie theater and a dance studio. Other features that remained included Jackson’s "Disney-style" train station (minus the train), a fire house and a barn. Jackson, who died in 2009 from an overdose, bought the property for $30 million in 1988 and lived in it until the estate was raided by police as part of his 2005 child molestation trial, in which he was eventually acquitted on all charges. After the star quit the ranch, the estate went on a downward spiral and fell into disrepair. In 2008, a year before Jackson’s death, the attractions from the centerpiece amusement park located on the grounds were removed and trucked down the highway. Jackson acquired around 18 fairground rides during his years at Neverland and since 2009 some now feature at the Cali
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Michael Jackson’s former Neverland ranch is still yet to find a buyer almost three years after it went on the market to much fanfare with a $100million price tag. Photos taken January 2018 show the estate looking deserted, and while minimal upkeep has kept the famous floral clock intact, much of the surrounding grounds look sun-scorched and barren. The sprawling 3,000-acre property located near Santa Barbara, California, underwent extensive restoration efforts in 2013 in a bid to bring it back to it to its former glory. Jackson’s children were involved in that effort, adding new features including a zen garden to replace the bustling fairground that once was, plus a ‘boy in the moon’ feature in one area of the grounds in homage to their late father’s favorite fairytale character Peter Pan, who inspired the ranch’s name. The estate was rebranded as Sycamore Valley Ranch when it was put up for sale in May 2015 with a $100million asking price. After no buyers were found, the price was reduced to $67 million in March 2017, but still nobody has come forward to buy it. In addition to a 12,500 sq ft main residence and a 3,700 sq ft pool house, the listing boasted a separate building with a 50-seat movie theater and a dance studio. Other features that remained included Jackson’s "Disney-style" train station (minus the train), a fire house and a barn. Jackson, who died in 2009 from an overdose, bought the property for $30 million in 1988 and lived in it until the estate was raided by police as part of his 2005 child molestation trial, in which he was eventually acquitted on all charges. After the star quit the ranch, the estate went on a downward spiral and fell into disrepair. In 2008, a year before Jackson’s death, the attractions from the centerpiece amusement park located on the grounds were removed and trucked down the highway. Jackson acquired around 18 fairground rides during his years at Neverland and since 2009 some now feature at the Cali
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Michael Jackson’s former Neverland ranch is still yet to find a buyer almost three years after it went on the market to much fanfare with a $100million price tag. Photos taken January 2018 show the estate looking deserted, and while minimal upkeep has kept the famous floral clock intact, much of the surrounding grounds look sun-scorched and barren. The sprawling 3,000-acre property located near Santa Barbara, California, underwent extensive restoration efforts in 2013 in a bid to bring it back to it to its former glory. Jackson’s children were involved in that effort, adding new features including a zen garden to replace the bustling fairground that once was, plus a ‘boy in the moon’ feature in one area of the grounds in homage to their late father’s favorite fairytale character Peter Pan, who inspired the ranch’s name. The estate was rebranded as Sycamore Valley Ranch when it was put up for sale in May 2015 with a $100million asking price. After no buyers were found, the price was reduced to $67 million in March 2017, but still nobody has come forward to buy it. In addition to a 12,500 sq ft main residence and a 3,700 sq ft pool house, the listing boasted a separate building with a 50-seat movie theater and a dance studio. Other features that remained included Jackson’s "Disney-style" train station (minus the train), a fire house and a barn. Jackson, who died in 2009 from an overdose, bought the property for $30 million in 1988 and lived in it until the estate was raided by police as part of his 2005 child molestation trial, in which he was eventually acquitted on all charges. After the star quit the ranch, the estate went on a downward spiral and fell into disrepair. In 2008, a year before Jackson’s death, the attractions from the centerpiece amusement park located on the grounds were removed and trucked down the highway. Jackson acquired around 18 fairground rides during his years at Neverland and since 2009 some now feature at the Cali
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Michael Jackson’s former Neverland ranch is still yet to find a buyer almost three years after it went on the market to much fanfare with a $100million price tag. Photos taken January 2018 show the estate looking deserted, and while minimal upkeep has kept the famous floral clock intact, much of the surrounding grounds look sun-scorched and barren. The sprawling 3,000-acre property located near Santa Barbara, California, underwent extensive restoration efforts in 2013 in a bid to bring it back to it to its former glory. Jackson’s children were involved in that effort, adding new features including a zen garden to replace the bustling fairground that once was, plus a ‘boy in the moon’ feature in one area of the grounds in homage to their late father’s favorite fairytale character Peter Pan, who inspired the ranch’s name. The estate was rebranded as Sycamore Valley Ranch when it was put up for sale in May 2015 with a $100million asking price. After no buyers were found, the price was reduced to $67 million in March 2017, but still nobody has come forward to buy it. In addition to a 12,500 sq ft main residence and a 3,700 sq ft pool house, the listing boasted a separate building with a 50-seat movie theater and a dance studio. Other features that remained included Jackson’s "Disney-style" train station (minus the train), a fire house and a barn. Jackson, who died in 2009 from an overdose, bought the property for $30 million in 1988 and lived in it until the estate was raided by police as part of his 2005 child molestation trial, in which he was eventually acquitted on all charges. After the star quit the ranch, the estate went on a downward spiral and fell into disrepair. In 2008, a year before Jackson’s death, the attractions from the centerpiece amusement park located on the grounds were removed and trucked down the highway. Jackson acquired around 18 fairground rides during his years at Neverland and since 2009 some now feature at the Cali
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Michael Jackson’s former Neverland ranch is still yet to find a buyer almost three years after it went on the market to much fanfare with a $100million price tag. Photos taken January 2018 show the estate looking deserted, and while minimal upkeep has kept the famous floral clock intact, much of the surrounding grounds look sun-scorched and barren. The sprawling 3,000-acre property located near Santa Barbara, California, underwent extensive restoration efforts in 2013 in a bid to bring it back to it to its former glory. Jackson’s children were involved in that effort, adding new features including a zen garden to replace the bustling fairground that once was, plus a ‘boy in the moon’ feature in one area of the grounds in homage to their late father’s favorite fairytale character Peter Pan, who inspired the ranch’s name. The estate was rebranded as Sycamore Valley Ranch when it was put up for sale in May 2015 with a $100million asking price. After no buyers were found, the price was reduced to $67 million in March 2017, but still nobody has come forward to buy it. In addition to a 12,500 sq ft main residence and a 3,700 sq ft pool house, the listing boasted a separate building with a 50-seat movie theater and a dance studio. Other features that remained included Jackson’s "Disney-style" train station (minus the train), a fire house and a barn. Jackson, who died in 2009 from an overdose, bought the property for $30 million in 1988 and lived in it until the estate was raided by police as part of his 2005 child molestation trial, in which he was eventually acquitted on all charges. After the star quit the ranch, the estate went on a downward spiral and fell into disrepair. In 2008, a year before Jackson’s death, the attractions from the centerpiece amusement park located on the grounds were removed and trucked down the highway. Jackson acquired around 18 fairground rides during his years at Neverland and since 2009 some now feature at the Cali
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Michael Jackson’s former Neverland ranch is still yet to find a buyer almost three years after it went on the market to much fanfare with a $100million price tag. Photos taken January 2018 show the estate looking deserted, and while minimal upkeep has kept the famous floral clock intact, much of the surrounding grounds look sun-scorched and barren. The sprawling 3,000-acre property located near Santa Barbara, California, underwent extensive restoration efforts in 2013 in a bid to bring it back to it to its former glory. Jackson’s children were involved in that effort, adding new features including a zen garden to replace the bustling fairground that once was, plus a ‘boy in the moon’ feature in one area of the grounds in homage to their late father’s favorite fairytale character Peter Pan, who inspired the ranch’s name. The estate was rebranded as Sycamore Valley Ranch when it was put up for sale in May 2015 with a $100million asking price. After no buyers were found, the price was reduced to $67 million in March 2017, but still nobody has come forward to buy it. In addition to a 12,500 sq ft main residence and a 3,700 sq ft pool house, the listing boasted a separate building with a 50-seat movie theater and a dance studio. Other features that remained included Jackson’s "Disney-style" train station (minus the train), a fire house and a barn. Jackson, who died in 2009 from an overdose, bought the property for $30 million in 1988 and lived in it until the estate was raided by police as part of his 2005 child molestation trial, in which he was eventually acquitted on all charges. After the star quit the ranch, the estate went on a downward spiral and fell into disrepair. In 2008, a year before Jackson’s death, the attractions from the centerpiece amusement park located on the grounds were removed and trucked down the highway. Jackson acquired around 18 fairground rides during his years at Neverland and since 2009 some now feature at the Cali
    MEGA144689_002.jpg
  • EXCLUSIVE: Michael Jackson’s former Neverland ranch is still yet to find a buyer almost three years after it went on the market to much fanfare with a $100million price tag. Photos taken January 2018 show the estate looking deserted, and while minimal upkeep has kept the famous floral clock intact, much of the surrounding grounds look sun-scorched and barren. The sprawling 3,000-acre property located near Santa Barbara, California, underwent extensive restoration efforts in 2013 in a bid to bring it back to it to its former glory. Jackson’s children were involved in that effort, adding new features including a zen garden to replace the bustling fairground that once was, plus a ‘boy in the moon’ feature in one area of the grounds in homage to their late father’s favorite fairytale character Peter Pan, who inspired the ranch’s name. The estate was rebranded as Sycamore Valley Ranch when it was put up for sale in May 2015 with a $100million asking price. After no buyers were found, the price was reduced to $67 million in March 2017, but still nobody has come forward to buy it. In addition to a 12,500 sq ft main residence and a 3,700 sq ft pool house, the listing boasted a separate building with a 50-seat movie theater and a dance studio. Other features that remained included Jackson’s "Disney-style" train station (minus the train), a fire house and a barn. Jackson, who died in 2009 from an overdose, bought the property for $30 million in 1988 and lived in it until the estate was raided by police as part of his 2005 child molestation trial, in which he was eventually acquitted on all charges. After the star quit the ranch, the estate went on a downward spiral and fell into disrepair. In 2008, a year before Jackson’s death, the attractions from the centerpiece amusement park located on the grounds were removed and trucked down the highway. Jackson acquired around 18 fairground rides during his years at Neverland and since 2009 some now feature at the Cali
    MEGA144689_007.jpg
  • EXCLUSIVE: Michael Jackson’s former Neverland ranch is still yet to find a buyer almost three years after it went on the market to much fanfare with a $100million price tag. Photos taken January 2018 show the estate looking deserted, and while minimal upkeep has kept the famous floral clock intact, much of the surrounding grounds look sun-scorched and barren. The sprawling 3,000-acre property located near Santa Barbara, California, underwent extensive restoration efforts in 2013 in a bid to bring it back to it to its former glory. Jackson’s children were involved in that effort, adding new features including a zen garden to replace the bustling fairground that once was, plus a ‘boy in the moon’ feature in one area of the grounds in homage to their late father’s favorite fairytale character Peter Pan, who inspired the ranch’s name. The estate was rebranded as Sycamore Valley Ranch when it was put up for sale in May 2015 with a $100million asking price. After no buyers were found, the price was reduced to $67 million in March 2017, but still nobody has come forward to buy it. In addition to a 12,500 sq ft main residence and a 3,700 sq ft pool house, the listing boasted a separate building with a 50-seat movie theater and a dance studio. Other features that remained included Jackson’s "Disney-style" train station (minus the train), a fire house and a barn. Jackson, who died in 2009 from an overdose, bought the property for $30 million in 1988 and lived in it until the estate was raided by police as part of his 2005 child molestation trial, in which he was eventually acquitted on all charges. After the star quit the ranch, the estate went on a downward spiral and fell into disrepair. In 2008, a year before Jackson’s death, the attractions from the centerpiece amusement park located on the grounds were removed and trucked down the highway. Jackson acquired around 18 fairground rides during his years at Neverland and since 2009 some now feature at the Cali
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Michael Jackson’s former Neverland ranch is still yet to find a buyer almost three years after it went on the market to much fanfare with a $100million price tag. Photos taken January 2018 show the estate looking deserted, and while minimal upkeep has kept the famous floral clock intact, much of the surrounding grounds look sun-scorched and barren. The sprawling 3,000-acre property located near Santa Barbara, California, underwent extensive restoration efforts in 2013 in a bid to bring it back to it to its former glory. Jackson’s children were involved in that effort, adding new features including a zen garden to replace the bustling fairground that once was, plus a ‘boy in the moon’ feature in one area of the grounds in homage to their late father’s favorite fairytale character Peter Pan, who inspired the ranch’s name. The estate was rebranded as Sycamore Valley Ranch when it was put up for sale in May 2015 with a $100million asking price. After no buyers were found, the price was reduced to $67 million in March 2017, but still nobody has come forward to buy it. In addition to a 12,500 sq ft main residence and a 3,700 sq ft pool house, the listing boasted a separate building with a 50-seat movie theater and a dance studio. Other features that remained included Jackson’s "Disney-style" train station (minus the train), a fire house and a barn. Jackson, who died in 2009 from an overdose, bought the property for $30 million in 1988 and lived in it until the estate was raided by police as part of his 2005 child molestation trial, in which he was eventually acquitted on all charges. After the star quit the ranch, the estate went on a downward spiral and fell into disrepair. In 2008, a year before Jackson’s death, the attractions from the centerpiece amusement park located on the grounds were removed and trucked down the highway. Jackson acquired around 18 fairground rides during his years at Neverland and since 2009 some now feature at the Cali
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  • Mar 27, 2012 - Kolmanskop, Namibia - Buildings in an abandoned mining town on the Namibian coast are gradually overtaken by sand dunes. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • This is the beautiful Rhode Island estate where Jennifer Lawrence will wed art gallery director Cooke Maroney today (Saturday 19 October). Belcourt of Newport, as it is called today, was designed in 1894 by the renowned American architect Richard Morris Hunt and inspired by Louis XIII’s hunting lodge at Versailles. It is currently owned by Carolyn Rafaelian, CEO of Alex and Ani, who had the sprawling 40,000-square-foot estate restored in 2012. The property has changed hand several times over the year and used to be known as Belcourt Castle, before it was re-birthed under its current name. Back in the 1990s the property became the talk of the town on account of the raucous parties it hosted, including a ‘No Underwear Allowed’ theme where female guests had to stand over a mirror to prove they were abiding by the rules. After decades of little care, the once-derelict mansion started to offer ghost and murder mystery tours. Rhode Island native Ms Rafaelian purchased the property in 2012 for $3.6million and oversaw a year-long restoration, which included an exorcism of the property. Speaking to the New York Times in 2013, Ms Rafaelian said: ‘There were energies and entities, some not pleasant. ‘I had a shaman perform ceremonies. We did a major cleansing, energy-wise. There was a lot.’ Today, 29-year-old actress Lawrence is set to exchange vows with Maroney, 34, at the historic venue, with 150 guests expected to attend. And an extravagant menu, complete with an array of hors d’oeuvres and many dessert options, including s’mores, is set to be served up. 19 Oct 2019 Pictured: CAPTION: Belcourt of Newport, the historic and lovingly-restored 1894 estate in Rhode Island where Jennifer Lawrence is set to wed Cooke Maroney on Saturday 19 October, 2019. LOCAL CAPTION: Coach House 1895. Photo credit: David Bettencourt/ MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • EXCLUSIVE: FULL COPY ON REQUEST: Sir Richard Branson’s new cruise ship Scarlet Lady sits forlornly at dock in Miami along with four other giant liners yesterday (Sunday) as the usually heaving terminals resembled ghost towns because of the coronavirus crisis. Miami is the world’s busiest cruise port with 5.5million passengers a year. But yesterday at 4pm – when ships traditionally sail amid fanfare and horns blasting their farewell – there was an eerie silence. The Florida cruise port is usually bustling with excited passengers, truck and van deliveries of food and drink, rammed parking lots and packed lines of taxis in a cacophony of noise and mayhem. Yet yesterday there was hardly a soul about. The parking garages were virtually empty, the usually crammed individual terminals were lifeless and the roads were deserted. Apart from a handful of departing passengers only a few dejected port workers, who are about to be laid off, were milling around. One of the ships at dock in Miami yesterday (March 15) is at the center of controversy after it was revealed it had a passenger who tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. The passenger disembarked from MSC Meraviglia (correct) on March 8 after an eight-day Caribbean cruise. After the passenger got off, 103 others plus the vessels crew were left on board for the next voyage. Four days later, after the ship had sailed with thousands more people, the cruise line was told by Canadian authorities that the passenger had tested positive. Seven crew were isolated as a result. But instead of holding the ship off the Florida coast and testing everyone on board for COVID-19, MSC said US health authorities cleared the ship to dock in Miami yesterday (March 15) and for the 3,877 passengers to disembark as normal. As a result, thousands of people got off the ship without undergoing medical screening. 15 Mar 2020 Pictured: Cruise Ships. Photo credit: Greg Woodfield / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • EXCLUSIVE: FULL COPY ON REQUEST: Sir Richard Branson’s new cruise ship Scarlet Lady sits forlornly at dock in Miami along with four other giant liners yesterday (Sunday) as the usually heaving terminals resembled ghost towns because of the coronavirus crisis. Miami is the world’s busiest cruise port with 5.5million passengers a year. But yesterday at 4pm – when ships traditionally sail amid fanfare and horns blasting their farewell – there was an eerie silence. The Florida cruise port is usually bustling with excited passengers, truck and van deliveries of food and drink, rammed parking lots and packed lines of taxis in a cacophony of noise and mayhem. Yet yesterday there was hardly a soul about. The parking garages were virtually empty, the usually crammed individual terminals were lifeless and the roads were deserted. Apart from a handful of departing passengers only a few dejected port workers, who are about to be laid off, were milling around. One of the ships at dock in Miami yesterday (March 15) is at the center of controversy after it was revealed it had a passenger who tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. The passenger disembarked from MSC Meraviglia (correct) on March 8 after an eight-day Caribbean cruise. After the passenger got off, 103 others plus the vessels crew were left on board for the next voyage. Four days later, after the ship had sailed with thousands more people, the cruise line was told by Canadian authorities that the passenger had tested positive. Seven crew were isolated as a result. But instead of holding the ship off the Florida coast and testing everyone on board for COVID-19, MSC said US health authorities cleared the ship to dock in Miami yesterday (March 15) and for the 3,877 passengers to disembark as normal. As a result, thousands of people got off the ship without undergoing medical screening. 15 Mar 2020 Pictured: Cruise Ships. Photo credit: Greg Woodfield / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
    20160914_zaa_s145_299.jpg
  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
    20160914_zaa_s145_296.jpg
  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
    20160914_zaa_s145_295.jpg
  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
    20160914_zaa_s145_290.jpg
  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
    20160914_zaa_s145_292.jpg
  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
    20160914_zaa_s145_286.jpg
  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
    20160914_zaa_s145_287.jpg
  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
    20160914_zaa_s145_281.jpg
  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 14, 2016 - Lichuan, Lichuan, China - Lichuan, CHINA-September 12 2016:?(EDITORIAL?USE?ONLY.?CHINA?OUT)..Empty buildings at a scenic area in Moudao Town, Lichuan,central China¡¯s Hubei Province. Although there are only about 30,000 residents living in Moudao Town, more than 100,000 apartments have been built in the Sumadang Scenic Area since 2010, which makes the small town a ¡®ghost town¡¯ in forest. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)
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  • WINDHOEK, Nov. 25, 2013  Tourists visit ''Ghost Town'' Kolmanskop, Namibia, Nov. 23, 2013. Kolmanskop is a ghost town in the Namib desert in southern Namibia. In 1908 a diamond was found in this area, which led to a huge and frantic diamond rush by German settlers. Driven by the enormous wealth of the first diamond miners, the residents built the village in the architectural style of a German town, with amenities and institutions including a hospital, ballroom, school, casino and even an x-ray-station. The town declined after World War I when the diamond field slowly exhausted and was ultimately abandoned in 1954. Now it is a popular tourist destination. (Xinhua/Gao Lei) (Credit Image: å© Gao Lei/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • WINDHOEK, Nov. 25, 2013  Photo taken on Nov. 23, 2013 shows an abandoned building in ''Ghost Town'' Kolmanskop, Namibia. Kolmanskop is a ghost town in the Namib desert in southern Namibia. In 1908 a diamond was found in this area, which led to a huge and frantic diamond rush by German settlers. Driven by the enormous wealth of the first diamond miners, the residents built the village in the architectural style of a German town, with amenities and institutions including a hospital, ballroom, school, casino and even an x-ray-station. The town declined after World War I when the diamond field slowly exhausted and was ultimately abandoned in 1954. Now it is a popular tourist destination. (Xinhua/Gao Lei) (Credit Image: å© Gao Lei/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • WINDHOEK, Nov. 25, 2013  Photo taken on Nov. 23, 2013 shows the interior of an abandoned building in ''Ghost Town'' Kolmanskop, Namibia. Kolmanskop is a ghost town in the Namib desert in southern Namibia. In 1908 a diamond was found in this area, which led to a huge and frantic diamond rush by German settlers. Driven by the enormous wealth of the first diamond miners, the residents built the village in the architectural style of a German town, with amenities and institutions including a hospital, ballroom, school, casino and even an x-ray-station. The town declined after World War I when the diamond field slowly exhausted and was ultimately abandoned in 1954. Now it is a popular tourist destination. (Xinhua/Gao Lei) (Credit Image: å© Gao Lei/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • WINDHOEK, Nov. 25, 2013  Tourists visit ''Ghost Town'' Kolmanskop, Namibia, Nov. 23, 2013. Kolmanskop is a ghost town in the Namib desert in southern Namibia. In 1908 a diamond was found in this area, which led to a huge and frantic diamond rush by German settlers. Driven by the enormous wealth of the first diamond miners, the residents built the village in the architectural style of a German town, with amenities and institutions including a hospital, ballroom, school, casino and even an x-ray-station. The town declined after World War I when the diamond field slowly exhausted and was ultimately abandoned in 1954. Now it is a popular tourist destination. (Xinhua/Gao Lei) (Credit Image: å© Gao Lei/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • WINDHOEK, Nov. 25, 2013  Tourists walk in the corridor of the abandoned hospital in ''Ghost Town'' Kolmanskop, Namibia, Nov. 23, 2013. Kolmanskop is a ghost town in the Namib desert in southern Namibia. In 1908 a diamond was found in this area, which led to a huge and frantic diamond rush by German settlers. Driven by the enormous wealth of the first diamond miners, the residents built the village in the architectural style of a German town, with amenities and institutions including a hospital, ballroom, school, casino and even an x-ray-station. The town declined after World War I when the diamond field slowly exhausted and was ultimately abandoned in 1954. Now it is a popular tourist destination. (Xinhua/Gao Lei) (Credit Image: å© Gao Lei/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • WINDHOEK, Nov. 25, 2013  Photo taken on Nov. 23, 2013 shows the interior of the abandoned hospital in ''Ghost Town'' Kolmanskop, Namibia. Kolmanskop is a ghost town in the Namib desert in southern Namibia. In 1908 a diamond was found in this area, which led to a huge and frantic diamond rush by German settlers. Driven by the enormous wealth of the first diamond miners, the residents built the village in the architectural style of a German town, with amenities and institutions including a hospital, ballroom, school, casino and even an x-ray-station. The town declined after World War I when the diamond field slowly exhausted and was ultimately abandoned in 1954. Now it is a popular tourist destination. (Xinhua/Gao Lei) (Credit Image: å© Gao Lei/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • WINDHOEK, Nov. 25, 2013  Photo taken on Nov. 23, 2013 shows an abandoned building in ''Ghost Town'' Kolmanskop, Namibia. Kolmanskop is a ghost town in the Namib desert in southern Namibia. In 1908 a diamond was found in this area, which led to a huge and frantic diamond rush by German settlers. Driven by the enormous wealth of the first diamond miners, the residents built the village in the architectural style of a German town, with amenities and institutions including a hospital, ballroom, school, casino and even an x-ray-station. The town declined after World War I when the diamond field slowly exhausted and was ultimately abandoned in 1954. Now it is a popular tourist destination. (Xinhua/Gao Lei) (Credit Image: å© Gao Lei/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • WINDHOEK, Nov. 25, 2013  Photo taken on Nov. 23, 2013 shows the interior of the abandoned hospital in ''Ghost Town'' Kolmanskop, Namibia. Kolmanskop is a ghost town in the Namib desert in southern Namibia. In 1908 a diamond was found in this area, which led to a huge and frantic diamond rush by German settlers. Driven by the enormous wealth of the first diamond miners, the residents built the village in the architectural style of a German town, with amenities and institutions including a hospital, ballroom, school, casino and even an x-ray-station. The town declined after World War I when the diamond field slowly exhausted and was ultimately abandoned in 1954. Now it is a popular tourist destination. (Xinhua/Gao Lei) (Credit Image: å© Gao Lei/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • WINDHOEK, Nov. 25, 2013  Tourists walk in the corridor of the abandoned hospital in ''Ghost Town'' Kolmanskop, Namibia, Nov. 23, 2013. Kolmanskop is a ghost town in the Namib desert in southern Namibia. In 1908 a diamond was found in this area, which led to a huge and frantic diamond rush by German settlers. Driven by the enormous wealth of the first diamond miners, the residents built the village in the architectural style of a German town, with amenities and institutions including a hospital, ballroom, school, casino and even an x-ray-station. The town declined after World War I when the diamond field slowly exhausted and was ultimately abandoned in 1954. Now it is a popular tourist destination. (Xinhua/Gao Lei) (Credit Image: å© Gao Lei/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • WINDHOEK, Nov. 25, 2013  Photo taken on Nov. 23, 2013 shows an abandoned building in ''Ghost Town'' Kolmanskop, Namibia. Kolmanskop is a ghost town in the Namib desert in southern Namibia. In 1908 a diamond was found in this area, which led to a huge and frantic diamond rush by German settlers. Driven by the enormous wealth of the first diamond miners, the residents built the village in the architectural style of a German town, with amenities and institutions including a hospital, ballroom, school, casino and even an x-ray-station. The town declined after World War I when the diamond field slowly exhausted and was ultimately abandoned in 1954. Now it is a popular tourist destination. (Xinhua/Gao Lei) (Credit Image: å© Gao Lei/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • WINDHOEK, Nov. 25, 2013  Photo taken on Nov. 23, 2013 shows the interior of an abandoned building in ''Ghost Town'' Kolmanskop, Namibia. Kolmanskop is a ghost town in the Namib desert in southern Namibia. In 1908 a diamond was found in this area, which led to a huge and frantic diamond rush by German settlers. Driven by the enormous wealth of the first diamond miners, the residents built the village in the architectural style of a German town, with amenities and institutions including a hospital, ballroom, school, casino and even an x-ray-station. The town declined after World War I when the diamond field slowly exhausted and was ultimately abandoned in 1954. Now it is a popular tourist destination. (Xinhua/Gao Lei) (Credit Image: å© Gao Lei/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • WINDHOEK, Nov. 25, 2013  Photo taken on Nov. 23, 2013 shows the interior of an abandoned building in ''Ghost Town'' Kolmanskop, Namibia. Kolmanskop is a ghost town in the Namib desert in southern Namibia. In 1908 a diamond was found in this area, which led to a huge and frantic diamond rush by German settlers. Driven by the enormous wealth of the first diamond miners, the residents built the village in the architectural style of a German town, with amenities and institutions including a hospital, ballroom, school, casino and even an x-ray-station. The town declined after World War I when the diamond field slowly exhausted and was ultimately abandoned in 1954. Now it is a popular tourist destination. (Xinhua/Gao Lei) (Credit Image: å© Gao Lei/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • WINDHOEK, Nov. 25, 2013  Photo taken on Nov. 23, 2013 shows the interior of an abandoned building in ''Ghost Town'' Kolmanskop, Namibia. Kolmanskop is a ghost town in the Namib desert in southern Namibia. In 1908 a diamond was found in this area, which led to a huge and frantic diamond rush by German settlers. Driven by the enormous wealth of the first diamond miners, the residents built the village in the architectural style of a German town, with amenities and institutions including a hospital, ballroom, school, casino and even an x-ray-station. The town declined after World War I when the diamond field slowly exhausted and was ultimately abandoned in 1954. Now it is a popular tourist destination. (Xinhua/Gao Lei) (Credit Image: å© Gao Lei/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • WINDHOEK, Nov. 25, 2013  Photo taken on Nov. 23, 2013 shows an abandoned building in ''Ghost Town'' Kolmanskop, Namibia. Kolmanskop is a ghost town in the Namib desert in southern Namibia. In 1908 a diamond was found in this area, which led to a huge and frantic diamond rush by German settlers. Driven by the enormous wealth of the first diamond miners, the residents built the village in the architectural style of a German town, with amenities and institutions including a hospital, ballroom, school, casino and even an x-ray-station. The town declined after World War I when the diamond field slowly exhausted and was ultimately abandoned in 1954. Now it is a popular tourist destination. (Xinhua/Gao Lei) (Credit Image: å© Gao Lei/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • March 23, 2011 - Centrailia, Pennsylvania, United States - The former route of PA Route 61 now blocked and terminated due to a coal mine fire started in 1962 which has split the highway. Centralia is virtually a ghost town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania which was abandoned as a result of a coal mine fire burning beneath the town since 1962. The fire burned for decades and spread into old underground coal mines until 1984 when the fire made the town uninhabitable due to noxious fumes and the earth caving in. The town went from a population in 1984 of a 1000 to less than 10 in 2010. It has not been possible to extinguish the fire and it burns on a never ending supply of coal to this day. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Refugees are having to use informal crossing points through the bush after fighting broke out in Kaya Town. The Kaya Town (South Sudan) and Oraba (Uganda) border resembles a ghost town after fighting broke out last Wednesday between rebel forces and SPLA soldiers. Shots and dead bodies could be seen from accross the border. More than 300,000 South Sudanese refugees have fled from the country’s civil war into Uganda since fighting broke out in July.
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  • SPLA soldiers walk around empty streets in Kaya Town. The Kaya Town (South Sudan) and Oraba (Uganda) border resembles a ghost town after fighting broke out last Wednesday between rebel forces and SPLA soldiers. Shots and dead bodies could be seen from accross the border. More fighting is expected this week. More than 300,000 South Sudanese refugees have fled from the country’s civil war into Uganda since fighting broke out in July. They mostly travel by foot for days through the bush as roads have been blocked or are too dangerous to cross. The massive influx of refugees has caused a strain in humanitarian aid due to large numbers and lack of funding. BidiBidi settlement is now the third largest in the world and holds more than 210,000 people since its opening in September.
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  • Refugees are having to use informal crossing points through the bush after fighting broke out in Kaya Town. The Kaya Town (South Sudan) and Oraba (Uganda) border resembles a ghost town after fighting broke out last Wednesday between rebel forces and SPLA soldiers. Shots and dead bodies could be seen from accross the border. More than 300,000 South Sudanese refugees have fled from the country’s civil war into Uganda since fighting broke out in July.
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  • SPLA soldiers walk around empty streets in Kaya Town. The Kaya Town (South Sudan) and Oraba (Uganda) border resembles a ghost town after fighting broke out last Wednesday between rebel forces and SPLA soldiers. Shots and dead bodies could be seen from accross the border. More fighting is expected this week. More than 300,000 South Sudanese refugees have fled from the country’s civil war into Uganda since fighting broke out in July. They mostly travel by foot for days through the bush as roads have been blocked or are too dangerous to cross. The massive influx of refugees has caused a strain in humanitarian aid due to large numbers and lack of funding. BidiBidi settlement is now the third largest in the world and holds more than 210,000 people since its opening in September.
    20161109_shn_s223_285.JPG
  • The Kaya Town (South Sudan) and Oraba (Uganda) border resembles a ghost town after fighting broke out last Wednesday between rebel forces and SPLA soldiers. Shots and dead bodies could be seen from accross the border. More than 300,000 South Sudanese refugees have fled from the country’s civil war into Uganda since fighting broke out in July. They mostly travel by foot for days through the bush as roads have been blocked or are too dangerous to cross. The massive influx of refugees has caused a strain in humanitarian aid due to large numbers and lack of funding. BidiBidi settlement is now the third largest in the world and holds more than 210,000 people since its opening in September.
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  • The Kaya Town (South Sudan) and Oraba (Uganda) border resembles a ghost town after fighting broke out last Wednesday between rebel forces and SPLA soldiers. Shots and dead bodies could be seen from accross the border. More than 300,000 South Sudanese refugees have fled from the country’s civil war into Uganda since fighting broke out in July. They mostly travel by foot for days through the bush as roads have been blocked or are too dangerous to cross. The massive influx of refugees has caused a strain in humanitarian aid due to large numbers and lack of funding. BidiBidi settlement is now the third largest in the world and holds more than 210,000 people since its opening in September.
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  • October 9, 2016 - Lake Worth, Florida, U.S. - It's not often Lucerne Avenue looks like a ghost town. The only thing missing were tumbleweeds. But deserted is how one of the city's main strips looked early Friday as Hurricane Matthew marched toward Palm Beach County. Despite a forecast for a devastating storm, the county got lucky and wasn't hit with Matthew's full wrath. Chances are Lucerne Avenue won't be that empty this week. (Credit Image: © Bruce R. Bennett/The Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 9, 2016 - Lake Worth, Florida, U.S. - It's not often Lucerne Avenue looks like a ghost town. The only thing missing were tumbleweeds. But deserted is how one of the city's main strips looked early Friday as Hurricane Matthew marched toward Palm Beach County. Despite a forecast for a devastating storm, the county got lucky and wasn't hit with Matthew's full wrath. Chances are Lucerne Avenue won't be that empty this week. (Credit Image: © Bruce R. Bennett/The Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 14, 2018 - Mojave Desert, U.S. - When NASA engineers were looking for a place to build a network of large radio antennas in the 1950s, they knew they needed somewhere quiet. They were going to build a series of antennas with huge parabolic dishes and receivers that could detect extremely faint radio signals. They settled on a remote stretch of the Mojave Desert near the ghost town of Goldstone and the U.S. Army's Fort Irwin, an area with no interference from power lines or commercial radio and television transmitters. It was later declared a National Historic Monument in 1985. (Credit Image: ? NASA/ZUMA Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • In 2013, this part of Bahia State in Brazil included just a single center-pivot irrigation circle. In this photograph taken in 2015 by an astronaut on the space station, new circles - each about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) in diameter - are tightly packed and overlaid on the original rectangular farm grid. Like a Pac-Man, one circle appears to be swallowing a farm house. The ragged lines of a forested stream (left) contrast with the sweeping, ghostly shapes of plowed stream beds (image center).<br />
As Brazil's economy rapidly expands, center-pivot technology is being introduced to counter the effects of irregular rains and drought in Bahia's drier interior. Agribusiness crops grown in this part of the state include soy beans, corn, cotton and sisal. The nearby town of Magalhães has experienced the fastest growth in all of Brazil, as its population more than doubled between 2004 and 2007.<br />
Astronaut photograph ISS044-E-22556 was acquired on July 26, 2015, with a Nikon D4 digital camera using an 1150 millimeter lens, and is provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations Facility and the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Johnson Space Center. The image was taken by a member of the Expedition 44 crew. The image has been cropped and enhanced to improve contrast, and lens artifacts have been removed. The International Space Station Program supports the laboratory as part of the ISS National Lab to help astronauts take pictures of Earth that will be of the greatest value to scientists and the public, and to make those images freely available on the Internet. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA/JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. Caption by M. Justin Wilkinson, Texas State University, Jacobs Contract at NASA-JSC.<br />
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