5 creepy abandoned cities around the world

Throughout history, many cities and areas have been abandoned for various reasons, such as natural disasters, wars, and economic collapses. However, some cities have been abandoned for more unusual and bizarre reasons. 

Let's peek at the top 5 cities around the world that were abandoned for various reasons.

Pripyat, Ukraine

Pripyat is a city located in northern Ukraine, near the border with Belarus. It was founded in 1970 to house the Chernobyl nuclear power plant workers. 

On April 26, 1986, the plant suffered a catastrophic nuclear accident, releasing large amounts of radioactive material into the atmosphere. The city was evacuated within two days, and the residents were never allowed to return. 

Today, Pripyat is a ghost town, frozen in time, with abandoned buildings and rusting playgrounds.

Interestingly, the amusement park in Pripyat was scheduled to open on May 1, 1986, just five days after the disaster. The park's iconic Ferris wheel still stands today, but it was never used. Some say that the amusement park was built to impress foreign visitors to the city, but it ended up being a symbol of the disaster instead.

Centralia, Pennsylvania

Centralia is a small town in Pennsylvania that was abandoned due to a coal mine fire that started in 1962 and is still burning to this day. 

The fire started when a landfill located above an abandoned mine was set on fire. The fire spread to the coal mine, and it has been burning underground ever since. The fire caused the ground to collapse, and toxic fumes released, making it unsafe for people to live in the area.

In 1981, a 12-year-old boy fell into a sinkhole caused by the fire and was almost killed. This incident prompted the government to start buying out the homes in the town, and by 1992, almost all of the residents had been relocated. 
Centralia is now one of the most famous ghost towns around the world, with abandoned streets and buildings, while the underground fire continues to burn.

Hashima Island, Japan

Once a thriving coal mining town, Hashima Island is a small island located off the coast of Nagasaki in Japan. At its peak in the 1950s, it had a population of over 5,000 people. However, with the decline of the coal industry in Japan, the town was abandoned in 1974.

The island has now turned into a popular tourist destination, and visitors can explore the abandoned buildings and streets. The island is also known as 'Battleship Island' due to its resemblance to a battleship when viewed from above. It was featured in the James Bond film 'Skyfall' as the villain's lair.

Oradour-sur-Glane, France

Oradour-sur-Glane is a village in central France that was the site of a massacre during World War II. On June 10, 1944, a German Waffen-SS unit rounded up the villagers and killed 642 men, women, and children. The village was then burned to the ground.

After the war, a new village was built nearby, and the ruins of the old village were left untouched as a memorial to the victims. The village gives a haunting reminder of the atrocities of war, with abandoned buildings and cars left as they were on the day of the massacre.

Roanoke Island, North Carolina 

Roanoke Island was abandoned in the late 16th century for reasons that remain a mystery today. In 1587, a group of 115 English settlers arrived on the island to establish a permanent colony. 

However, when a supply ship arrived three years later, the entire colony vanished without a trace. 

The only clue was the word 'Croatoan' carved into a tree, suggesting that the colonists may have moved to a nearby island inhabited by Native Americans. 

However, no conclusive evidence has ever been found, leaving historians to speculate on what happened to the Roanoke Island colonists. 

Some theories include disease, famine, war with Native Americans, and assimilation with Native American tribes. The disappearance of the Roanoke Island colonists remains one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history.

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