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02 APRIL 2016 - NA SAK, LAMPANG, THAILAND: A Thai woman uses her smart phone to photograph the ruins of Sobjant village. The village of Sobjant in Na Sak district in Lampang province was submerged when the Mae Chang Reservoir was created in the 1980s. The village was relocated to higher ground a few kilometers from its original site. The drought gripping Thailand drained the reservoir and the foundations of the Buddhist temple in the original village became visible early in 2016. Thai families come down to the original village to pray in the ruins of the temple and look at what's left of the village. This is the first time in more than 30 years that this area has not been under two meters of water. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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02 APRIL 2016 - NA SAK, LAMPANG, THAILAND: A Thai woman uses her smart phone to photograph the ruins of Sobjant village. The village of Sobjant in Na Sak district in Lampang province was submerged when the Mae Chang Reservoir was created in the 1980s. The village was relocated to higher ground a few kilometers from its original site. The drought gripping Thailand drained the reservoir and the foundations of the Buddhist temple in the original village became visible early in 2016. Thai families come down to the original village to pray in the ruins of the temple and look at what's left of the village. This is the first time in more than 30 years that this area has not been under two meters of water. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ