Ropoto, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece

Ropoto’s tragic story is narrated in detail by former village council president Yorgos Roubies, in a 12-minute documentary. Roubies lead the film crew through the sinking village, pointing out to ruins – including a crumbling hotel and school, the site where a tavern used to stand, and the wreckage that used to be his home. Recalling the terrifying day that altered the fate of the villagers forever, he said: "The first major disaster occurred early on April 12, 2012. Every autumn we were pushing the waters out of the village, to the big stream, but in 2011 there were no machines to push the rainwater away. We also had groundwater and that’s how it happened. The churches, everything was gone... If someone gets sick, they won’t even be able to find a glass of water. We had never seen such a disaster."