Overall Green Forest fire alert in Greece from 26 Jul 2021 00:00 UTC to 02 Aug 2021 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (1752 ha) in Greece 26 Jul 2021

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1001294
Countries:	Greece
Start Date - Last detection*:	26 Jul 2021 - 02 Aug 2021
Duration (days):	7
People affected:	71 in the burned area
Burned area:	1752 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

GDACS Score

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04 Aug 05:47

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	71	1752	04 Aug 2021 03:07	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Greece , Region of Aegean Islands (population 456,800) . The nearest places are Ródhos, Sími, Marmaris, Dalaman, Ortaca, Bodrum, and Mugla.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	36000 people
5 km	9400 people
2 km	2900 people
1 km	1600 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	2280 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	27 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Aegean Islands	Greece	460000 people
Mugla	Turkey	610000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ródhos		Greece	City	-	17 km
Sími	Mugla	Greece	City	-	37 km
Marmaris	Mugla	Turkey	City	33000 people	60 km
Dalaman	Mugla	Turkey	City	19000 people	80 km
Ortaca	Mugla	Turkey	City	20000 people	81 km
Bodrum	Mugla	Turkey	City	39000 people	95 km
Mugla	Mugla	Turkey	City	47000 people	100 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Maritsa		62	Civ.	Paved	No	7800	6 km
Diagoras	RHO	4	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10600	7 km
Dalaman	DLM	7	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	76 km
Bodrum Imsik	BXN	unknown				0	95 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Rhodes	GRRHO	Greece	18 km
Lindos		Greece	32 km
Alimnia Island		Greece	34 km
Simi Island		Greece	36 km
Khalki Island		Greece	46 km
Marmaris	TRMRM	Turkey	59 km
Megalo Khorio		Greece	61 km
Aksaz		Turkey	61 km
Gokova Iskelesi	TRGKV	Turkey	82 km
Nisiros Island		Greece	82 km
Bodrum	TRBXN	Turkey	95 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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