Abandoned Villages - Statos

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Statos is unusual, as abandoned villages go. People deserted it not because of inter-communal fighting, but because of the threat of landslides. And then, no sooner had they emptied, some of the abandoned buildings were repopulated. Were villagers returning, or had outsiders moved in, prepared to take the risk of landslide?

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We will be up there with camera at the ready come August. I was reading up about it online and it sounds really good.
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