A photo taken on September 12, 2024 shows boats a shore at the Prespa Lake, some 170 km South East of Tirana, near the village of Pustec, which is suffering from the recent drought. Plants and reeds have sprouted up as the waters of Little Prespa Lake on the Albanian-Greek border recede, their beauty overshadowing the painful truth that the lake is slowly dying. The once crystal-clear lake has mostly been transformed into a marshy watering hole in this corner of southeastern Albania. (Photo by Adnan Beci / AFP)