With its formerly submerged buildings now visible and drying in the sun, the Greek village of Kallio's emergence is a sign of severe drought. The settlement was flooded in the 1970s during the creation of the artificial lake Mornos, Athens' main water supply reservoir. But with Greece seeing its mildest winter and hottest July on record in 2024, following years without rain or snow in the region, the lake has receded, some locals say, by 40 metres.
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00:00The main problem here is that it has been snowing and raining for more than two years.
00:30That's why the lake is sinking. It has dropped by at least 40 cm.
00:37The lake is practically hydrated by the river Morno and the lake of Evinou, which also provides food.
01:04Considering that it has been raining and snowing for a long time, the lake's temperature has dropped dramatically.