FIRE CHAOS AROUND ATHENS

Greek firefighters have for several days been battling wildfires in areas around north Athens. 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. At least six major blazes are reported to be still out of control, although winds died down overnight. More than 90 fires are thought to have started since Saturday and more than 37,000 acres of land have been burnt. While no casualties have been reported, the fires have been called an ecological disaster.