Greece's Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias was reduced to tears as he spoke to the press about the state of the Evia Island fires. In footage shared by the BBC, Mr Hardalias apologised to the public over the raging fires in Greece, saying every life lost is “a strike to our hearts”. Dozens of homes and acres of forest have been levelled by the blaze that has been raging across the European nation over the past week.     Mr Hardalias became emotional during a news conference as he defended his government’s response to widespread wildfires in the country.  When asked about the country’s failings, he said: “I want to say something. "Every house that is lost is a tragedy for all of us and is a strike to our hearts. “But what I know is that a massive battle was raged during rec ...
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