Pontos is a place blessed with lots of greenery and water. Waters that, however, became dangerous when extreme weather events occurred, such as the calm of July 28, 1861, in the Stavrin Valley.
Dimitrios (Stavriotis) Papadopoulos writes about the river flood that left victims in his book “Archion Stavri”.
Stavriotis obtained the information from the testimony of a family member, however, it is not indicated whether the testimony is in a book or is oral.