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Greek PM sacks public order minister after wildfires

Greek PM sacks public order minister after wildfires

ANGELIKI KOUTANTOU and GEORGE GEORGIOPOULOS GREEK Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis replaced his public order and tourism ministers on Tuesday and created a new civil protection post following sharp criticism of the government's response to a spate of summer wildfires. More than a quarter of a million hectares of pine forests were destroyed in August by blazes that burned for several days across Greece, with flames reaching the outskirts of Athens. Homes and businesses were destroyed, two people were killed and thousands were forced to evacuate. Mitsotakis, whose conservative government took office in July 2019, has apologised publicly for delays and…
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