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The window and the door of a building are seen in the sunken Kallio village that's resurfaced from the artificial Mornos Lake, the biggest of the four reservoirs supplying drinking water to Greece's capital which is at its lowest level in 16 years, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

The window and the door of a building are seen in the sunken Kallio village that's resurfaced from the artificial Mornos Lake, the biggest of the four reservoirs supplying drinking water to Greece's capital which is at its lowest level in 16 years, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

The eroding shoreline and cracks in dry soil of the artificial Mornos Lake, are seen from above in Kallio village, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

The eroding shoreline and cracks in dry soil of the artificial Mornos Lake, are seen from above in Kallio village, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

The shells of small freshwater mussels lie along a continuously dropping series of tidemarks, on the shore of the Lake the artificial Mornos Lake, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

The shells of small freshwater mussels lie along a continuously dropping series of tidemarks, on the shore of the Lake the artificial Mornos Lake, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Horses graze next to the artificial Mornos Lake, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Horses graze next to the artificial Mornos Lake, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A building is seen in the sunken Kallio village that's resurfaced from the artificial Mornos Lake, the biggest of the four reservoirs supplying drinking water to Greece's capital which is at its lowest level in 16 years, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A building is seen in the sunken Kallio village that's resurfaced from the artificial Mornos Lake, the biggest of the four reservoirs supplying drinking water to Greece's capital which is at its lowest level in 16 years, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Buildings are seen in the sunken Kallio village that's resurfaced from the artificial Mornos Lake, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Buildings are seen in the sunken Kallio village that's resurfaced from the artificial Mornos Lake, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

The shells of small freshwater mussels lie on the wall of a building in the sunken Kallio village that's resurfaced from the artificial Mornos Lake, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

The shells of small freshwater mussels lie on the wall of a building in the sunken Kallio village that's resurfaced from the artificial Mornos Lake, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Cows graze at the eroding shoreline of the artificial Mornos Lake, the biggest of the four reservoirs supplying drinking water to Greece's capital which is at its lowest level in 16 years, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Cows graze at the eroding shoreline of the artificial Mornos Lake, the biggest of the four reservoirs supplying drinking water to Greece's capital which is at its lowest level in 16 years, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A goat grazes at the eroding shoreline of the artificial Mornos Lake, the biggest of the four reservoirs supplying drinking water to Greece's capital which is at its lowest level in 16 years, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A goat grazes at the eroding shoreline of the artificial Mornos Lake, the biggest of the four reservoirs supplying drinking water to Greece's capital which is at its lowest level in 16 years, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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 capital which is at its lowest level in 16 years, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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 capital which is at its lowest level in 16 years, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A general view from the Lidoriki village, of the artificial Mornos Lake, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A general view from the Lidoriki village, of the artificial Mornos Lake, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Constantinos Gerodimos, left, 90-year-old farmer who used to live in the village of Kallio before it was submerged in the artificial Mornos lake, and his wife Maria pose, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Constantinos Gerodimos, left, 90-year-old farmer who used to live in the village of Kallio before it was submerged in the artificial Mornos lake, and his wife Maria pose, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest from Athens, central Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)