oke trails from the fires consuming several parts of the Greek capital of Athens, Aug. 23, 2009 ATHENS, Aug. 22 Xinhua -- Dozens of wildfires were reported in Greece on Saturday, with the most serious one still blazing in the early afternoon northeast of the greater Athens area, between Lake Marathon and some semi-rural communities. Fire brigade spokesman Yiannis Kalpakis said that more than 60 fires have broken out across the country in the past 24 hours. Locals try to put out a fire in Varnava village, northeast of Athens, August 22, 2009The sudden eruption of simultaneous wildfires amid almost gale force winds in the country mobilized Greece's state apparatus, including the armed forces. Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis arrived at the fire brigade's operational headquarters early Saturday afternoon to oversee emergency fire-fighting efforts. A fire-fighting helicopter drops water over a forest fire in Grammatiko village, about 48km northeast of Athens, August 22, 2009. Our first priority is protection of human life, as well as citizens' property,toms shoes, Karamanlis said in brief statements at the fire brigade command center. What I would also like to stress is the self-sacrifice of all those battling, under extreme conditions, to extinguish the fires. The most serious wildfire was burning in Marathon municipality,buy toms shoes, northeast of Athens, after erupting the previous evening. Swirling winds of up to 7 on the Beaufort scale on Saturday morning caused the flames to switch direction and head towards a cluster of country residences in the region. Locals run to escape a forest fire in Grammatiko village, about 48km northeast of Athens, August 22, 2009.A massive force comprised of 53 fire engines, 24 municipal water trucks, 19 fire-fighting aircraft and up to 300 fire brigade and volunteer fire-fighters were at the scene battling the blaze, in Marathon area . Greek government declared a state emergency Saturday for the region of Attica and urged the residents to remain calm and follow the instructions from the fire brigade. Meteorologists warned that continuing winds made it likely more fires would break out over the weekend. A fireman gestures as a forest fire burns in Varnava village, northeast of Athens, August 22, 2009.Greece has the most typical Mediterranean style of weather which is very dry and hot in the summer time. Bush fires occur often during this season. Big fires in August 2007 killed more than 60 people and resulted in serious environmental damages. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 Xinhua -- The United States wants to continue talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea DPRK only in the framework of six-party talks,cheap toms shoes, U.S. State Department said on Thursday. We've made clear to North Korea for a long time, within the six-party framework, there's plenty of room for a bilateral dialogue, State Department spokesman Philip Crowley told reporters at the daily press briefing. North Korea knows what it has to do. It has to come back to a six-party process, be willing to take the kinds of steps that the internatiRelated articles:

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