Forest Fire (11763 ha) in Tunisia 21 Jul 2026

Event summary

Forest fire can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1029649
Glide number: WF-2026-000132-TUN
Countries: Tunisia
Start Date - Last detection*: 21 Jul 2026 - 25 Jul 2026
Duration (days): 4
People affected: 1224 in the burned area
Burned area: 11763 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Tunis, July 27 (TAP) - Six deaths in Algeria, 150 homes damaged and ne.. 7/27/2026 9:24:00 PM.

Greenpeace warns wildfires in Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco threaten lives and communities 27/07/2026 22:14, TUNIS/Tunisia Tunis, July 27 (TAP) - Six deaths in Algeria, 150 homes damaged and nearly 1,550 fires recorded in 12 days.In Tunisia,
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Brussels increases the number of aircraft sent to Spain and deploys 13.. 7/27/2026 3:07:00 PM.

Last Friday, Brussels had sent four Canadair aircraft – two based in Greece and another two stationed in Italy – after Spain requested European assistance in view of the severity of the fires, particularly in the Community of Madrid and the
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Tunisia, l’Ue conferma il sostegno nella lotta contro gli incendi bosc.. 7/27/2026 1:08:00 PM.

TUNISI (TUNISIA) (ITALPRESS) – L’Unione europea ha confermato la propria disponibilità a sostenere la Tunisia nella lotta contro gli incendi boschivi , ricordando l’attivazione del Meccanismo europeo di Protezione civile che ha consentito l
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Ue, ''Italia aiuta Tunisia su incendi mentre combatte contro fuoco al .. 7/27/2026 11:05:00 AM.

Oltre alla Francia e alla Spagna c''è un''altra missione aperta sull''emergenza incendi nell''ambito del Meccanismo Europeo di Protezione Civile in Tunisia, "con un Canadair proveniente dall''Italia, che sta aiutando la Tunisia, ma con una
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (28), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1), (1),