Greek PM to reshuffle cabinet after wildfires, his office says


FILE PHOTO: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks during a Trilateral Meeting between Greece, Cyprus and Jordan, in Athens, Greece, July 28, 2021. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi

ATHENS (Reuters) -Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will reshuffle his cabinet on Tuesday, his office said, adding new faces after criticism of the government's handling of wildfires this summer although key ministers are expected to stay on.

Thousands of hectares of forests were charred by fires which burned for days across Greece in August, forcing thousands of people to evacuate and destroying thousands of homes and businesses. One person was killed by the fires and another died helping prepare defences.

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