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The village of Kallio was submerged in the late 1970s when the Mornos dam was built 200 kilometres (124 miles) west of the capital, the artificial lake fed by the Mornos and Evinos rivers ...
The ruins of the sunken village are seen from above as Kallio village stands on the shores of the artificial Mornos Lake, the biggest of the four reservoirs supplying drinking water to Greece's ...
The ruins of sunken Kallio village are seen from above at the artificial Mornos Lake, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024.
LAKE MORNOS, Greece (AP) — Like ghosts from the past, sunken villages at the bottom of water reservoirs are not meant to be seen. But the ruins of Kallio in the mountains of central Greece are ...
The ruins of sunken Kallio village are seen from above at the artificial Mornos Lake, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo ...
Back when the reservoir was created, Kallio's 60-70 village homes and a half-dozen water mills seemed a small sacrifice for the greater good. The few of its inhabitants who didn't move to Athens or ...
With the reservoir levels sinking, they can now see the ruins of their old homes. “We were very upset to leave, it was a great village,” said Constantinos Gerodimos, a 90-year-old farmer ...
Associated Press LAKE MORNOS, Greece (AP) — Like ghosts from the past, sunken villages at the bottom of water reservoirs are not meant to be seen. But the ruins of Kallio in the mountains of ...