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<p><span word="MATI">MATI</span>, <span word="Greece">Greece</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 9-- <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="deadliest">deadliest</span> <span word="wildfire">wildfire</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="ravaged">ravaged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seaside">seaside</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mati">Mati</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="survivors">survivors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="obstacles">obstacles</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rebuild">rebuild</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>, <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lighting">lighting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="determination">determination</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, 99 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wildfire">wildfire</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="Mati">Mati</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> 30 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="lighting">lighting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="yard">yard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mati">Mati</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Sailing">Sailing</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="NAOMA">NAOMA</span>), <span word="where">where</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 700 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="fled">fled</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 23 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flames">flames</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>, <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sorrow">sorrow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>.</p><p><span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mati">Mati</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gutted">gutted</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="lining">lining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blackened">blackened</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> (<span word="over">over</span> 1,000 <span word="were">were</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="camps">camps</span>, <span word="awaiting">awaiting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issuance">issuance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="permits">permits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reconstruct">reconstruct</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>, <span word="locals">locals</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="subsidies">subsidies</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 4,000 <span word="applications">applications</span>) <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="adequate">adequate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heal">heal</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wounds">wounds</span>. <span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pending">pending</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="trauma">trauma</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="scorched">scorched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="wooded">wooded</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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