Nearly 45 years later, a village in Greece has risen again after being submerged in the late 1970s by a dam built to supply water to the capital Athens.
With record temperatures (27°C) and a prolonged drought after a winter in which there was virtually no rain or snow, the level of the lake has dropped by around 30% in recent months. What caused Lake Mornos, which supplies water to almost half the population? had retreated 40 metersIt is read in the time of the Greek city.
This was the second time the village had been reborn. The first time was during a drought similar to this year’s, which occurred in the early 1990s.
“You can see the first floor of what was once my father-in-law’s two-storey house and, nearby, the remains of my cousins’ house,” said Yorgos Iosifidis, a 60-year-old pensioner who was forced to leave his home when Kallio, the same source advances.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed that Water resources management must be a priority. for the entire country, highlighting the need to build more dams to support the country’s agricultural sector.
“We cannot afford to waste water. We must protect our water resources more methodically,” he said, according to Greek City Time.
Last month, several fires raged around areas near Athens, destroying homes and forests and causing The vulnerability of the region became even more evident.
Source: Observadora
