Tue, 21-Oct-2025

‘Ghost town’ fights to return to life

‘Ghost town’ fights to return to life

Doel has a reputation as Belgium’s best-known ghost town. But its few inhabitants, today numbering just 21, now see a glimmer of hope of their village bouncing back to life. If it does, it would be a remarkable change of fortune for a place that has been steadily emptying out since the late 1970s when … Read more