A city not seen since 1969 has reappeared outside of São Paulo as Brazil continues deeper into the worst drought it has had in 80 years. Igarata, the small town now emerging from the water, was flooded when the Brazilian government built a dam nearby on the Jaguari reservoir.

With the river currently 30 meters below normal level, several previously submerged features of the town, such as a church, streets, and benches, have now been revealed.

Many of the former residents of this town have mixed feelings about seeing it again. As AOL reports, one such man, Jose Carlos Almeida, says,”It brings me happiness in some ways, but it’s also very sad. Happiness because the things that were around when I was a child are re-emerging form the water, but sadness because of the lack of water.”