Greek Valley That Became A Lake Stirs Drought Debate

A submerged road in the newly formed Lake Karla, which used to be farmland (Credit: AFP)

Gracefully rising above a din of croaking frogs as the sun sets, a pelican flies over Lake Karla, one the largest inland expanses of water in Greece.

Drained in 1962 to combat malaria and restored again from valley to wetland in 2018 to remedy drought, the lake is now triple its normal size after deadly floods last year.