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epa09400913 Smoke rises from fires near houses in the Afidnes area, near Athens, Greece, 06 August 2021. The fires in Attica continued to blaze uncontrollably on 06 August, along all three fronts that formed during the night - at the side of the Athens-Lamia national highway toward Kapandriti, on the foothills of Parnitha in Afidnes and in Ippokratios Politia where both homes and businesses were burned. Another major problem caused by the fires is the thick smoke that has blanketed the Attica sky, creating a stifling atmosphere. Among the forces fighting the flames are 83 fire-fighters sent from France, who arrived in Greece in the eraly morning hours the same day. The situation, already extremely difficult, is expected to get worse during the day as wind intensity picks up and starts to fan the flames. EPA/ALEXANDER BELTES