Overall Green Forest fire alert in Greece from 04 Aug 2021 00:00 UTC to 06 Aug 2021 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (7047 ha) in Greece 04 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 1001540
Countries:	Greece
Start Date - Last detection*:	04 Aug 2021 - 06 Aug 2021
Duration (days):	2
People affected:	365 in the burned area
Burned area:	7047 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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07 Aug 04:55

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	365	7047	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 Peloponnisos (population 1,079,573) . The nearest places are Spárti, Moláoi, Kalamata, Messíni, Leonídhion, Khóra, Astros, Megalópolis, Gargaliánoi, Trípolis, and Argos.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	12000 people
5 km	4200 people
2 km	1400 people
1 km	1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	5738 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	3092 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Peloponnisos	Greece	1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Spárti	Lakonia	Greece	City	15000 people	34 km
Moláoi	Lakonia	Greece	City	-	38 km
Kalamata	Messinia	Greece	City	49000 people	41 km
Messíni	Messinia	Greece	City	-	49 km
Leonídhion	Arkadia	Greece	City	-	59 km
Khóra	Messinia	Greece	City	-	71 km
Astros	Arkadia	Greece	City	-	75 km
Megalópolis	Arkadia	Greece	City	-	75 km
Gargaliánoi	Messinia	Greece	City	5200 people	78 km
Trípolis	Arkadia	Greece	City	-	82 km
Spétsai	Argolida	Greece	City	-	85 km
Kiparissía	Messinia	Greece	City	-	86 km
Návplion	Argolida	Greece	City	13000 people	95 km
Argos	Argolida	Greece	City	23000 people	100 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
Sparti	SPJ	152	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	24 km
Kalamata	KLX	8	Mil.	Paved	Yes	8700	49 km
Kithira	KIT	290	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4800	76 km
Tripolis		644	Mil.	Paved	No	6300	85 km
Porto Kheli Alexion	PKH	unknown				0	87 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Yithion		Greece	13 km
Pirgos		Greece	28 km
Plitra		Greece	37 km
Kalamata	GRKLX	Greece	40 km
Cape Matapan		Greece	43 km
Koroni		Greece	43 km
Messini		Greece	51 km
Monemvasia		Greece	55 km
Leonidhion		Greece	59 km
Methoni	GRMET	Greece	65 km
Neapolis	GRNEA	Greece	65 km
Navarino	GRNAV	Greece	68 km
Pylos	GRPYL	Greece	68 km
Cape Malea		Greece	78 km
Paralion Astrous		Greece	79 km
Proti Island		Greece	85 km
Spetsai		Greece	86 km
Kapsali		Greece	86 km
Kiparissia		Greece	87 km
Portokhelion		Greece	88 km
Filiatra		Greece	88 km
Navplion	GRNPL	Greece	94 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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