Forest Fire (12674 ha) in Türkiye 29 Jul 2021

Event summary

This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1001252
Countries: Türkiye
Start Date - Last detection*: 29 Jul 2021 - 05 Aug 2021
Duration (days): 7
People affected: 8184 in the burned area
Burned area: 12674 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Russian firefighting plane crashes in Turkey; 8 killed2021-08-14T23:59+0200.

ISTANBUL, Turkey A firefighting plane from Russia crashed Saturday in a mountainous area in southern Turkey, killing the eight crew members and emergency workers aboard, Russia’s Defense Ministry said. The Russian ministry said five Russian
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Turchia: precipita aereo antincendio russo, nessun superstite degli ot ... 2021-08-14T23:47+0200.

Un aereo antincendio noleggiato dalla Russia che partecipava alle operazioni in corso per contenere gli incendi nel sud della Turchia è precipitato nel sud del paese, provocando la morte delle otto persone a bordo, cinque soldati russi e tr
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Russian firefighting plane crashes in Turkey; 8 killed2021-08-14T23:11+0200.

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — A firefighting plane from Russia crashed Saturday in a mountainous area in southern Turkey, killing the eight crew members and emergency workers aboard, Russia's Defense Ministry said. The Russian ministry said five
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Russian firefighting plane crashes in Turkey; 8 killed2021-08-14T22:30+0200.

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — A firefighting plane from Russia crashed Saturday in a mountainous area in southern Turkey, killing the eight crew members and emergency workers aboard, Russia's Defense Ministry said. The Russian ministry said five
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),