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It’s starting to become quite soothing, seeing our usually-bustling city centres almost totally devoid of human life. A few weeks ago, it was simply unnerving. Now, however, we’re getting pretty used to the idea of the streets being that significant bit calmer. For a brief while, it can allow us to appreciate the latent charm of the cities we call home. And also take in that increasingly clean, clear air.
We’ve scoured the depths of YouTube and turned up a gaggle of entrancing drone videos that show just how much city life, from Toronto to Dhaka via Cape Town, has come to a pretty conclusive standstill over the past month. We can’t get over the strange allure of it all.
New York, USA
Prague, Czech Republic
Cape Town, South Africa
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dublin, Ireland
Sydney, Australia
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Lisbon, Portugal
Toronto, Canada
Copenhagen, Denmark
London, UK
Istanbul, Turkey
More eerie distractions:
In pictures: the beauty of empty cities around the world
This amazing drone footage shows Paris’s empty streets from above