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Water scarcity: €11.25 million in emergency funds from the Ministry of Interior to municipalities

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Plan B for Greece: Water scarcity is back for good

Reduced up to 50% rainfall compared to the values of the previous decade - From the 1.1 billion cubic meters in 2022 to 700 million this year

Lekas on water scarcity: We pump 80% of our water from underground aquifers – Mountain economy projects necessary

"The water doesn't have time to infiltrate into the soil" the professor of geology & natural disasters said

Scientific Community Rings the Alarm Bell on Water Scarcity in Certain Regions of the Country

The situation is made more difficult by the prolonged high temperatures combined with reduced rainfall in several areas at the same time as the summer tourist season is heading towards its peak

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