Overall Green Forest fire alert in Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria from 19 Jul 2021 00:00 UTC to 03 Aug 2021 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (11194 ha) in Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria 19 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 1001384
Countries:	Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria
Start Date - Last detection*:	19 Jul 2021 - 03 Aug 2021
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	598 in the burned area
Burned area:	11194 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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04 Aug 17:32

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	598	11194	04 Aug 2021 14:45	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Romania , County of Mehedinti (population 334,180) . The nearest places are Craiova, Radujevac, Kobisnica, Negotin, Dusanovac, Vînju Mare, Vidin, Korbovo, Calafat, Jabukovac, and Montana.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	37000 people
5 km	20000 people
2 km	11000 people
1 km	6400 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	23636 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	193 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Mehedinti	Romania	330000 people
Serbia	Serbia	-
Mikhaylovgrad	Bulgaria	650000 people
Dolj	Romania	790000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Radujevac	Central Serbia	Serbia	City	-	8 km
Kobisnica	Central Serbia	Serbia	City	-	16 km
Negotin	Central Serbia	Serbia	City	18000 people	19 km
Dusanovac	Central Serbia	Serbia	City	-	20 km
Vînju Mare	Mehedinti	Romania	City	-	20 km
Vidin		Bulgaria	City	54000 people	30 km
Korbovo	Central Serbia	Serbia	City	-	30 km
Calafat	Dolj	Romania	City	19000 people	32 km
Jabukovac	Central Serbia	Serbia	City	-	32 km
Balacita	Mehedinti	Romania	City	-	34 km
Cetate	Dolj	Romania	City	5900 people	39 km
Turnu-severin	Mehedinti	Romania	City	100000 people	43 km
Poiana-mare	Dolj	Romania	City	-	44 km
Galicea Mare	Dolj	Romania	City	4700 people	47 km
Vrazogrnac	Central Serbia	Serbia	City	-	49 km
Archar		Bulgaria	City	-	52 km
Bailesti	Dolj	Romania	City	21000 people	52 km
Strehaia	Mehedinti	Romania	City	12000 people	53 km
Giubega	Dolj	Romania	City	4200 people	53 km
Zajecar	Central Serbia	Serbia	City	-	54 km
Bor	Central Serbia	Serbia	City	39000 people	56 km
Brestovac	Central Serbia	Serbia	City	-	57 km
Orsova	Mehedinti	Romania	City	14000 people	59 km
Lom		Bulgaria	City	26000 people	61 km
Brestovacka Banja	Central Serbia	Serbia	City	-	63 km
Motru	Gorj	Romania	City	22000 people	63 km
Drenovets		Bulgaria	City	-	64 km
Filiasi	Dolj	Romania	City	20000 people	68 km
Belogradchik		Bulgaria	City	6100 people	70 km
Lipovu	Dolj	Romania	City	3100 people	70 km
Planinica	Central Serbia	Serbia	City	-	70 km
Bistretu	Dolj	Romania	City	-	71 km
Bîrca	Dolj	Romania	City	-	75 km
Podgorac	Central Serbia	Serbia	City	-	75 km
Valakonje	Central Serbia	Serbia	City	-	75 km
Drencova	Caras-Severin	Romania	City	-	77 km
Goicea Mare	Dolj	Romania	City	-	77 km
Isalnita	Dolj	Romania	City	-	79 km
Belotintsi		Bulgaria	City	-	79 km
Segarcea	Dolj	Romania	City	7800 people	79 km
Podari	Dolj	Romania	City	6300 people	81 km
Craiova	Dolj	Romania	Major city	300000 people	83 km
Vulchedrum		Bulgaria	City	5200 people	83 km
Knjazevac	Central Serbia	Serbia	City	-	87 km
Tîrgu Jiu	Gorj	Romania	City	-	99 km
Verendin	Caras-Severin	Romania	City	-	101 km
Montana		Bulgaria	City	-	101 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name	Elevation (m)	Distance
Bregovo	76	18 km
Rogova	98	22 km
Vidin / Smurdan	43	27 km
Plenita	152	30 km
Turnu Severin	76	43 km
	76	51 km
Toshevtsi	207	53 km
Bor	386	58 km
Rabisha North	305	60 km
Vodnyantsi	229	61 km
	145	66 km
Medovnitsa	244	68 km
Sarbatoarea	162	68 km
Kovachitsa	107	72 km
Rasovo	168	75 km
	195	76 km
Balta Verde	113	80 km
Doktor Yosifovo	204	88 km
Gabrovnitsa	191	88 km
Tirgu Jiu / Preajba Mare	280	100 km
Tirgu Jiu / Stanesti	259	102 km
Mikhaylovgrad	213	104 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Iron Gate 2	Danube	1984	18 km
	Kula	Topolovetz	1967	43 km
	Poletkovtzi	Selska bara	1971	50 km
	Iron Gate 1	Danube	1972	50 km
	Rabisha	Rabisha	1963	59 km
	Drenovetz	Medovnishka	1963	64 km
	Grliste	Grliska Reka	1988	66 km
	Herculane	Cerna	1986	79 km
Ceauru	Rovinari	Jiu	n/a	84 km
	Vadeni	Jiu	1989	97 km
Ivanu	Cerna Principal	Cerna	1979	100 km
	Ogosta	Ogosta	1986	102 km

Nuclear plants

Name	Country	Reactors	Distance
KOZLODUY	BULGARIA	6	89 km

More information

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