Residents of an entire Athens suburb have been ordered from their homes as out-of-control wildfires blaze around the Greek capital.
- The 10,000 residents of Agios Stefanos, 23km (14 miles) north-east of Athens, were to leave the suburb immediately.
- Fires have been burning in a wide arc north-east of Athens, pushed by strong and unpredictable winds.
- The fires the worst since those in 2007 which killed about 70 people, are being called an environmental disaster.
- Italy, France and Cyprus are sending aircraft to help the hard-pressed Greek fire crews.
- Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has said the country is facing "a great ordeal" but has praised the emergency services for making "a superhuman effort".
- Dozens of homes have been torched and authorities have declared a state of emergency in the Athens area but no casualties have been reported.
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