国际英语资讯:Feature: Greek PM pledges aid to flood-stricken island as residents count damages
<p><span word="POLITIKA">POLITIKA</span>, <span word="Greece">Greece</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 10-- <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Kyriakos">Kyriakos</span> <span word="Mitsotakis">Mitsotakis</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flood">flood</span>-<span word="stricken">stricken</span> <span word="Evia">Evia</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="count">count</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="flash">flash</span> <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Evia">Evia</span> <span word="island">island</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> 100 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> -- <span word="has">has</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flash">flash</span> <span word="floods">floods</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>," <span word="Mitsotakis">Mitsotakis</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="touring">touring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>, <span word="escorted">escorted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>.</p><p><span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stricken">stricken</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1.2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> (1.4 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allocated">allocated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flood">flood</span>-<span word="stricken">stricken</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Interior">Interior</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="announced">announced</span>.</p><p><span word="Mitsotakis">Mitsotakis</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="rainfall">rainfall</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Evia">Evia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="precise">precise</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="phenomena">phenomena</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>, <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="raging">raging</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mud">mud</span>, <span word="flooded">flooded</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="debris">debris</span>.</p><p><span word="Residents">Residents</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="crews">crews</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="assessing">assessing</span> <span word="damages">damages</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="damages">damages</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="space">space</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="ruined">ruined</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wounds">wounds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heal">heal</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="fellowmen">fellowmen</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="them">them</span>," <span word="Giorgos">Giorgos</span> <span word="Mahairas">Mahairas</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Politika">Politika</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p>
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