Published 3 years ago

Greek PM sorry for 'any weaknesses' in battling devastating wildfires

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologises for failures in tackling the devastating wildfires that have burned across Greece for the past week. The biggest front was on Evia, Greece's second-biggest island located just off the mainland east of Athens. Strong winds on Monday fuelled flare-ups after appearing to ease earlier in the day.

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The Independent

Greek PM apologises for failures in tackling more than 500 wildfires

‘We may have done what was humanly possible, but in many cases it was not enough’

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Greek PM apologizes for wildfire response

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologized on Monday for failures in tackling the devastating wildfires that have burned across Greece for the past week as the country counted the cost in lost homes and livelihoods.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Evening Standard

Greek PM apologises for failures in wildfire response

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has apologised for failures in tackling the week-long wildfires that forced thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes.

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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National Post

Greece's wildfire catastrophe prompts apology from prime minister, with promise of accountability, compensation

Fires on rugged and forested island of Evia were the most worrying and created apocalyptic scenes

3 years ago·Canada

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VOA News

Greek Prime Minister Apologizes for Wildfire Response

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologized Monday for government failures in responding to wildfires that have hit the country. Citing what he called an unprecedented heat wave and prolonged drought, Mitsotakis said the fires have been difficult to put out. He said more than 500 fires in total had broken out in recent days. “I fully understand the pain of our fellow citizens who saw their homes or property burned,” Mitsotakis said i…

3 years ago·United States

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Deutsche Welle

Greece: PM apologizes amid 'unprecedented' wildfires

As wildfires on Greece's Evia island continued to rage, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has promised compensation amid criticism of the state's handling of the disaster.

3 years ago·Germany

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