Greece continues to battle major fires in suburban Athens

Greek firefighters were battling to subdue a major fire in the northern suburbs of Athens before winds could return to fan the flames – just days after another huge blaze was brought under control in the country's west.

A firefighter is silhouetted as he tries to extinguish a wildfire burning near the village of Ziria, near Patras, Greece, Aug. 1, 2021.

A helicopter is watched by a paddleboarder as it fills up with water while firefighting near Lambiri Beach in Patras, Greece, Aug. 1, 2021.

Smoke rises from a wildfire in the Varympompi suburb north of Athens, Greece, Aug. 3, 2021.

Parthenon temple on Acropolis hill is seen through smoke from a wildfire north of Athens, Greece, Aug. 4, 2021.

A burning house is seen during a wildfire in the Nea Kifisia suburb north of Athens, Greece, Aug. 3, 2021.

A helicopter drops water over a forest fire in the Varympompi suburb north of Athens, Greece, Aug. 4, 2021.

Parthenon temple on Acropolis hill is seen through smoke from a wildfire north of Athens, Greece, Aug. 4, 2021.

Burning cars are seen during a wildfire in the Nea Kifisia suburb north of Athens, Greece, Aug. 3, 2021.

The city center is seen through smoke from a wildfire north of Athens, Greece, Aug. 4, 2021.

A highway is covered in black smoke during a forest fire in Dekelia, north of Athens, Greece, Aug. 3, 2021.

Forest burns in Dekeleia, north of Athens, Greece, Aug. 3, 2021.

A burnt-out home after a forest fire in the Varympompi suburb north of Athens, Greece, Aug. 4, 2021.

A man uses a fire extinguisher as local residents try to fight the forest fire in Dekelia, north of Athens, Greece, Aug. 3, 2021.

A helicopter from the Greek Fire Service flies during a wildfire that broke out in Tatoi, northern Athens, Greece, on Aug. 3, 2021.

Volunteer firefighters try to extinguish wildfire approaching beehives in the Varympompi suburb north of Athens, Greece, Aug. 3, 2021.

A burned-out restaurant after a wildfire in northern Athens, Greece, Aug. 4, 2021.

Flames rise next to firefighting vehicles as a wildfire burns near the village of Ziria, near Patras, Greece, Aug. 1, 2021.

Burned chairs and tables lay inside a partially burned down tavern in the Varympompi suburb north of Athens, Greece, Aug. 4, 2021.

Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire at Varympompi suburb north of Athens, Greece, Aug. 3, 2021.

A firefighter sprays water in an attempt to help fight a wildfire at Varympompi suburb, north of Athens, Greece, Aug. 4, 2021.