1:With the destruction of the conspiracy to destroy the mutants, Broken Hills began to thrive.
2:Then the uranium ran out.
3:The city, having lost its sole reason for existing, slowly dispersed.
4:The residents carried their riches with them, leaving the place a wind-swept, desolate ghost town.
5:A few hold-outs remained, attempting to eke out a pathetic existence, but eventually, they too, disappeared.