国际英语资讯:Feature: Residents of fire-stricken resorts near Athens protest delays in reconstruction
<p><span word="ATHENS">ATHENS</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 16-- <span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span>, <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>, <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="wildfires">wildfires</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="idyllic">idyllic</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="resorts">resorts</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>-<span word="stricken">stricken</span> <span word="Greeks">Greeks</span> <span word="protested">protested</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="Environment">Environment</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delays">delays</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reconstruction">reconstruction</span> <span word="process">process</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="July">July</span> 23, 2018 <span word="two">two</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kineta">Kineta</span>, 45 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mati">Mati</span>, 30 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span>, <span word="claimed">claimed</span> 102 <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>, <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="acres">acres</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="charred">charred</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="forested">forested</span> <span word="land">land</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Mati">Mati</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="all">all</span> 102 <span word="casualties">casualties</span> <span word="were">were</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadliest">deadliest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shock">shock</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="heal">heal</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wounds">wounds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="protested">protested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="handouts">handouts</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="indifference">indifference</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="us">us</span>," <span word="read">read</span> <span word="banners">banners</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span>.</p><p><span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="licenses">licenses</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="reconstruction">reconstruction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="issued">issued</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 120 <span word="families">families</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="housed">housed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="camps">camps</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="shelter">shelter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span>' <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="progressing">progressing</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="They">They</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="burns">burns</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="aid">aid</span>, <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mati">Mati</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="living">living</span>," <span word="Yannis">Yannis</span> <span word="Koletis">Koletis</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p>
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