The Romanian Village Drowned by Toxic Waste, Still Breathing Through My Lens

By Alexandru Radu Popescu

In the heart of the Apuseni Mountains, Romania, lies a place both haunting and mesmerizing — Geamăna, a former village swallowed by an artificial, toxic lake.

In 1977, under the rule of dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, over 1,000 residents were forced to leave their homes to make way for a copper mining operation in nearby Roșia Poieni. What was once a vibrant village was gradually engulfed by an acidic, heavy-metal-laced tailings lake. All that remains visible today is the ghostly tip of the church steeple — protruding from the poisoned waters like a gravestone.

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