Sunken Greek village of Kallio re-emerges amid drought crisis

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Rapid drops in water levels in the Mornos reservoir have caused buildings from the submerged village of Kallio in Greece to re-emerge. This circumstance indicates cause for concern as droughts refuse to waver.

Nearly 50 years after Kallio was intentionally submerged to facilitate the construction of a dam for Athens’ water supply, residents in the area have been astonished to see the village resurface.

When the reservoir was created, approximately 80 structures were submerged. Displaced residents received compensation and were relocated.

While Kallio’s Evangelistra church remains obscured by the water, the outlines of the stone building that once housed the school are becoming increasingly visible.

Photo: Alexandros Remoundos / EPA.

Kostas Koutsoumbas, the village’s vice-mayor, thinks water levels “have fallen 40 metres” this year and are still heading south.

“We haven’t seen anything like it since 1993,” he said. “It’ll be more acute than even then if things don’t improve.”

On the frontline of the climate emergency, Greece has been slammed with record-breaking heatwaves, devastating wildfires and years of erratic rain.

Consequently, the country is experiencing water shortages that are becoming an increasingly larger concern.

Source: The Guardian.

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