Church appears in middle of Mexican reservoir as sea levels drop

A church dating back to the 17th century has emerged from the waters of a reservoir in southern Mexico.

The place of worship has been submerged for more than 50 years but has appeared once again due to drought.



A lack of rainfall has cause the facade of the Santiago Apóstol temple to appear in the Nezahualcóyotl reservoir on the Grijalva river.



Mexico is currently being blighted by drought and water levels in this reservoir area have plummeted.



The church was built by Dominican friars in the town of Quechula in the mid-1600s.