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Greek firefighters are facing another day battling wildfires still threatening areas north of 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.

But a Greek government spokesman said the immediate danger had passed and a BBC correspondent said many of the fires had now been put out.

Aircraft from several countries are dropping water on the fires.

The BBC’s Malcolm Brabant in the area says planes are flying over constantly as they battle the remaining fires, and winds are not as powerful as they were on previous days.