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A fire brigade vehicle in flames in Dioni, 12 km north of Athens, Greece on 24 August 2009. A huge wildfire burns out of control close to villages and in the outskirts of Athens. Several houses have been burnt but no casualties reported. Photo by EPA/BGNE
A lull in strong winds has given a boost to Greek firefighters battling dozens of wildfires across the country.
Fires are still threatening areas north of Athens and several Greek islands, but firefighters say the area under their control is growing, the BBC reported.
Thousands of residents of the capital's northern suburbs were forced to leave their homes as dozens of houses and large areas of forest were burnt.
Aircraft from several countries are dropping water on the fires.
A fire department spokesman in northern Attica prefecture, where thousands of hectares of land have been burnt, said there were some encouraging signs.
Local media said the most ominous fire on Monday afternoon was on Mount Kithaironas in Attica prefecture, north-west of the capital.
Local authorities have ordered the immediate evacuation of the nearby coastal resort of Porto Germeno.
Fires are also burning on the Aegean Sea islands of Evia and Skyros and on the island of Zakynthos, on the west of the mainland.
The town of Marathon, with important archaeological sites, was encircled by fires but appears to have been spared.
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