Overall Green Forest fire alert in Greece from 03 Aug 2021 00:00 UTC to 06 Aug 2021 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (7848 ha) in Greece 03 Aug 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 1001541
Countries:	Greece
Start Date - Last detection*:	03 Aug 2021 - 06 Aug 2021
Duration (days):	3
People affected:	8321 in the burned area
Burned area:	7848 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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07 Aug 04:57

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	8321	7848	07 Aug 2021 03:03	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Greece , Region of Central Greece and Evvoia. The nearest places are Athínai, Kallithea, Marathón, Amarousi, Avlón, Filí, Chalandri, Dafni, Kalamaki, Pireas, and Idhra.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	980000 people
5 km	300000 people
2 km	93000 people
1 km	43000 people
Burned Area	8300 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	265164 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	1789 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Central Greece and Evvoia	Greece	-

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Marathón	Attiki	Greece	City	-	12 km
Amarousi	Attiki	Greece	City	-	13 km
Avlón	Attiki	Greece	City	-	14 km
Filí	Attiki	Greece	City	-	15 km
Chalandri	Attiki	Greece	City	-	17 km
Dafni	Attiki	Greece	City	-	23 km
Athínai		Greece	Capital	760000 people	24 km
Kallithea	Attiki	Greece	Major city	110000 people	29 km
Kalamaki	Attiki	Greece	City	-	30 km
Pireas		Greece	City	-	30 km
Mandra	Attiki	Greece	City	-	30 km
Koropi	Attiki	Greece	City	-	31 km
Amarinthos	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	32 km
Vasilikón	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	32 km
Alivérion	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	33 km
Markópoulon	Attiki	Greece	City	-	33 km
Glifádha		Greece	City	-	34 km
Khalkís		Greece	City	-	38 km
Kalívia Thorikoú	Attiki	Greece	City	-	38 km
Néa Artáki	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	41 km
Khalía	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	42 km
Keratéa	Attiki	Greece	City	16000 people	43 km
Erithraí	Attiki	Greece	City	-	44 km
Mégara	Attiki	Greece	City	28000 people	47 km
Psakhná	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	48 km
Kími	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	57 km
Váyia	Voiotia	Greece	City	-	59 km
Káto Aëtós	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	59 km
Aliartos	Voiotia	Greece	City	-	67 km
Martínon	Fthiotida	Greece	City	-	69 km
Malesína	Fthiotida	Greece	City	-	72 km
Mandoúdhion	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	76 km
Kórinthos	Korinthia	Greece	City	31000 people	80 km
Galatás		Greece	City	-	81 km
Ayios Yeoriyos	Voiotia	Greece	City	-	82 km
Ayia Anna	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	85 km
Livanátai	Fthiotida	Greece	City	-	90 km
Idhra	Attiki	Greece	City	-	97 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
Tatoi		239	Mil.	Paved	Yes	4300	8 km
Marathon		5	Civ.	Paved	No	3800	17 km
Elefsis		44	Mil.	Paved	Yes	8900	26 km
Athinai / Athens Eleftherios Venizelos Internation	ATH	94				0	28 km
Tanagra		148	Mil.	Paved	Yes	9800	29 km
Ellinikon Airport		21	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11400	32 km
Megara		6	Mil.	Paved	No	4100	45 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Oropos	GRORO	Greece	17 km
Nea Psara		Greece	24 km
Rafina	GRRAF	Greece	25 km
Amarinthos		Greece	25 km
Eleusis	GREEU	Greece	28 km
Athinai	GRATH	Greece	28 km
Lefkandion	GRLEF	Greece	29 km
Milaki	GRMYL	Greece	29 km
Piraeus	GRPIR	Greece	30 km
Skaramanga	GRSKA	Greece	31 km
Aliverion	GRALV	Greece	31 km
Perama	GRPER	Greece	32 km
Drapetzona	GRDPA	Greece	33 km
Saint George	GRDPA	Greece	33 km
Dhiavlos Steno		Greece	36 km
Salamis	GRSAL	Greece	37 km
Ormos Raftis		Greece	38 km
Megara	GRMGR	Greece	43 km
Megara Oil Terminal		Greece	47 km
Vrisakia		Greece	48 km
Ormos Avlaki		Greece	49 km
Lavrion (Laurium)	GRLAV	Greece	55 km
Karistos		Greece	56 km
Kymi (Kimi)	GRKIM	Greece	57 km
Aegina Island		Greece	59 km
Larimna		Greece	64 km
Pilion		Greece	69 km
Agioi Theodoroi	GRAGT	Greece	71 km
Ormos Ayiou Nikolaou	GRZEA	Greece	72 km
Kymassi	GRKYM	Greece	75 km
Isthmia	GRITM	Greece	76 km
Limni	GRLII	Greece	79 km
Aghios Yeoriyos		Greece	79 km
Kalamaki	GRKLM	Greece	80 km
Corinth	GRCRG	Greece	81 km
Poros		Greece	81 km
Ormos Pevko		Greece	96 km
Idhra Island	GRHYD	Greece	97 km
Ermioni	GRERM	Greece	101 km
Skantzoura		Greece	104 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Marathon	Haradros	1931	7 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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