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The Last Days of an Outback Town Where Every Breath Can Be Toxic (Published 2022)

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/world/australia/wittenoom-asbestos-mining.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Ak4.YJZQ.tXdWYMHI1CTs&smid=url-share

The town of Wittenoom, ruined by asbestos mining, will be wiped off the face of the earth. But first the government had to remove those who wanted to stay.

The Last Days of an Outback Town Where Every Breath Can Be Toxic (Published 2022)

Dated: 2022-09-29. Added: 2024-08-05. Inspired by an image from this Mastodon post.

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2 comments

Dogs_cant_look_up

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Actually drove past there a couple of months ago. You can see the tracks where people are driving around the mounds that they put in to block the roads into the town. I'm not sure i see the appeal tbh.

invertedspear

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In this case it’s risky, but there’s a weird but good feeling just being in a place that was once active but is now abandoned. In a closed mall or office at night is a taste of it. It’s hard to describe, but I absolutely get why people want to experience modern ghost towns.