Overall Green Forest fire alert in Türkiye from 29 Jul 2021 00:00 UTC to 30 Jul 2021 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (8357 ha) in Türkiye 29 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 1001227
Countries:	Türkiye
Start Date - Last detection*:	29 Jul 2021 - 30 Jul 2021
Duration (days):	1
People affected:	125 in the burned area
Burned area:	8357 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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30 Jul 12:45 31 Jul 05:45

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	125	6183	30 Jul 2021 09:56	GWIS
2		0.5	125	8357	31 Jul 2021 03:05	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Turkey , Province of Antalya (population 1,229,004) . The nearest places are Antalya, Manavgat, Selimiye, Akseki, Serik, Alanya, Seydisehir, and Beysehir.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	60000 people
5 km	18000 people
2 km	2000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	3952 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Antalya	Turkey	1.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Manavgat	Antalya	Turkey	City	95000 people	14 km
Selimiye	Antalya	Turkey	City	-	20 km
Akseki	Antalya	Turkey	City	11000 people	28 km
Serik	Antalya	Turkey	City	36000 people	46 km
Alanya	Antalya	Turkey	City	110000 people	47 km
Seydisehir	Konya	Turkey	City	59000 people	68 km
Antalya	Antalya	Turkey	Major city	740000 people	80 km
Beysehir	Konya	Turkey	City	45000 people	93 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
Antalya	AYT	51	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11100	73 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Selimye		Turkey	29 km
Alanya	TRALA	Turkey	49 km
Antalya	TRAYT	Turkey	81 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Manavgat	Manavgat	1987	8 km
Oymapinar	Manavgat	1984	10 km
Karacaoren 1	Aksu	1989	91 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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