Ruins of a long-sunken Greek village emerge as drought saps a vital reservoir

Associated Press

LAKE MORNOS, Greece (AP) — Water reserves at the artificial Lake Mornos in central Greece have hit their lowest level in 16 years as a drought induced by climate change rampages across much of southern Europe this summer. The lake was created in the late 1970s as the biggest of the four reservoirs supplying drinking water to Greece’s capital, Athens. But now, the receding waters have exposed what’s left of the village of Kallio, sacrificed to create the reservoir. The village’s former inhabitants who moved to higher ground can see the ruins of their old homes rising above the still surface. Officials are hoping for rain but also urging Greeks to start preserving water.