Lifetime of memories ruined in flooded Greek village of Metamorfosi


  • World
  • Wednesday, 27 Sep 2023

A view of a tavern in the village of Metamorfosi, which had disappeared beneath floodwaters as impact of Storm Daniel, Greece, September 27, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki

ATHENS (Reuters) - In the mud and debris of the flooded village of Metamorfosi in central Greece, 60-year-old farmer Athanasios Kostis is throwing out the memories of a lifetime.

"All my memories are here. Now it is all totally destroyed. We have thrown out everything away," Kostis told Reuters.

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