Forest fires rage near Athens
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Volunteers extinguish a bush fire in the suburb of Pedeli, north of Athens
Photograph: Yiorgos Karahalis/Reuters
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The remains of a fire burns amid the devastation it has wreaked around the village of Marathon
Photograph: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP/Getty Images
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Firemen and residents inspect damage after a blaze ripped through Dionissos, a suburb in the north of Athens
Photograph: Milos Bicanski/Getty Images
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Two men escort a woman who does not want to leave her burning house in Agios Stefanos
Photograph: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP/Getty Images
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People watch a plane dropping water at Pedeli mountain in Dionissos
Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images
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Photo taken through an aircraft window over Athens shows the smoke of wildfires rising through the clouds
Photograph: Aoife White/AP
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Fire and smoke illuminate the sky behind the Acropolis
Photograph: Milos Bicanski/Getty Images
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A volunteer battles against a raging blaze in the village of Kato Souli
Photograph: John Kolesidis/Reuters
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A fire burns on Mount Kitheronas, about 70 km, (45 miles) west of Athens
Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP
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A firefighter drags a hose up a hill in the suburb of Pedeli
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A fireman waits for help in the village of Kaletzi. Authorities have declared a state of emergency and have ordered residents to evacuate
Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
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Houses threatened by the Kaletzi fire. The scenes evoked memories of the devastating fires of 2007, in which up to 70 people were killed
Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
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A firefighting helicopter flies over Kaletzi. Gale-force winds hampered efforts to stop the flames encroaching the outer suburbs of the Greek capital
Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
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Locals run to escape a fire at the village of Grammatiko. Authorities have mobilised the army and called for help from neighbouring countries
Photograph: Yiorgos Karahalis/Reuters
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A helicopter drops water over Grammatiko
Photograph: Yiorgos Karahalis/Reuters
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An elderly woman stands in the middle of a street in Grammatiko
Photograph: Yiorgos Karahalis/Reuters
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A plane drops water over the village of Varnava
Photograph: Yiorgos Karahalis/Reuters
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A firefighter trains a hose on the flames outside the village of Marathon
Photograph: Dimitri Messinis/AP
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'What we are facing is a huge ordeal,' said the Greek prime minister, Kostas Karamanlis. 'A massive effort by authorities is taking place to deal with this very difficult challenge.'
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Scores of homes in well-heeled north-eastern Athens were also reported to have been gutted
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A resident on a water wagon at Mount Pedeli, east of Athens
Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP
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Citizens of Anthusa inspect the damage caused by the fire
Photograph: Milos Bicanski/Getty Images
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Residents cover their faces as they flee the flames in Pedeli, north of Athens
Photograph: Yiorgos Karahalis/Reuters
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Smoke hovers above the north-east suburbs of Athens
Photograph: Sipa Press/Rex Features
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The smouldering remnants of a house after a blaze in the suburb of Drafi
Photograph: Milos Bicanski/Getty Images
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The sun rises in the smoky sky over Athens
Photograph: Orestis Panagiotou/EPA
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Volunteers battle blazes in Pallini
Photograph: Orestis Panagiotou/EPA
