Greece fires 'largely contained' as reconstruction begins
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Fires burning for over a week that caused Greece's worst ecological disaster in decades were largely under control Friday, the fire department said. Rain and falling temperatures helped the fire-dousing effort, but crews remain on alert for possible flare-ups in hard-to-access ravines on the island of Evia and in the region of Arcadia in the Peloponnese. FRANCE 24's Nathalie Savaricas tells us more.