A nearly 300-year-old settlement once submerged beneath a major dam in the Philippines has reemerged as sweltering heat and drought dry up the reservoir. Structures, including part of a church ...

Mukkadal dam, which is the main drinking water source of Nagercoil Municipal Corporation, has nearly dried up. The water level of the dam stood at 1.6 feet against its total capacity of 25 feet.