Overall Green Forest fire alert in Greece from 16 Aug 2021 00:00 UTC to 17 Aug 2021 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5248 ha) in Greece 16 Aug 2021

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1001979
Countries:	Greece
Start Date - Last detection*:	16 Aug 2021 - 23 Aug 2021
Duration (days):	7
People affected:	169 in the burned area
Burned area:	5248 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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17 Aug 09:45

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	169	5248	17 Aug 2021 08:42	GWIS
2	0.5	170	6198	18 Aug 2021 03:02	GWIS
3	0.5	190	10126	19 Aug 2021 03:02	GWIS
4	0.5	190	11061	20 Aug 2021 03:02	GWIS
5	0.5	192	11458	21 Aug 2021 03:02	GWIS
6	0.5	192	11918	25 Aug 2021 03:02	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, Erithraí, Mégara, Mandra, Váyia, Filí, Dafni, Aliartos, Avlón, and Spétsai.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	11000 people
5 km	2300 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	10526 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	285 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Central Greece and Evvoia	Greece	-
Peloponnisos	Greece	1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Erithraí	Attiki	Greece	City	-	10 km
Mégara	Attiki	Greece	City	28000 people	15 km
Mandra	Attiki	Greece	City	-	16 km
Váyia	Voiotia	Greece	City	-	25 km
Filí	Attiki	Greece	City	-	31 km
Dafni	Attiki	Greece	City	-	31 km
Aliartos	Voiotia	Greece	City	-	34 km
Avlón	Attiki	Greece	City	-	35 km
Pireas		Greece	City	-	35 km
Athínai		Greece	Capital	760000 people	39 km
Kallithea	Attiki	Greece	Major city	110000 people	39 km
Kórinthos	Korinthia	Greece	City	31000 people	39 km
Vasilikón	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	40 km
Kalamaki	Attiki	Greece	City	-	42 km
Amarousi	Attiki	Greece	City	-	43 km
Chalandri	Attiki	Greece	City	-	44 km
Khalía	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	44 km
Khalkís		Greece	City	-	45 km
Amarinthos	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	45 km
Ayios Yeoriyos	Voiotia	Greece	City	-	46 km
Glifádha		Greece	City	-	47 km
Martínon	Fthiotida	Greece	City	-	50 km
Zevgolatíon	Korinthia	Greece	City	-	51 km
Néa Artáki	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	51 km
Levádhia	Voiotia	Greece	City	-	52 km
Pásion	Korinthia	Greece	City	-	53 km
Kiriákion	Voiotia	Greece	City	-	53 km
Khiliomodhion	Korinthia	Greece	City	-	53 km
Koropi	Attiki	Greece	City	-	54 km
Marathón	Attiki	Greece	City	-	56 km
Malesína	Fthiotida	Greece	City	-	56 km
Psakhná	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	57 km
Markópoulon	Attiki	Greece	City	-	60 km
Xilókastron	Korinthia	Greece	City	-	61 km
Kalívia Thorikoú	Attiki	Greece	City	-	62 km
Atalándi	Fthiotida	Greece	City	-	65 km
Keratéa	Attiki	Greece	City	16000 people	68 km
Livanátai	Fthiotida	Greece	City	-	69 km
Alivérion	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	70 km
Galatás		Greece	City	-	71 km
Ayía Paraskeví	Fthiotida	Greece	City	-	72 km
Arákhova	Voiotia	Greece	City	-	76 km
Argos	Argolida	Greece	City	23000 people	76 km
Mandoúdhion	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	76 km
Dhesfína	Fokida	Greece	City	-	76 km
Návplion	Argolida	Greece	City	13000 people	77 km
Ayia Anna	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	82 km
Kranídhion	Argolida	Greece	City	-	84 km
Amfíklia	Fthiotida	Greece	City	-	86 km
Idhra	Attiki	Greece	City	-	88 km
Kími	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	88 km
Astros	Arkadia	Greece	City	-	97 km
Spétsai	Argolida	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
Megara		6	Mil.	Paved	No	4100	17 km
Elefsis		44	Mil.	Paved	Yes	8900	21 km
Tanagra		148	Mil.	Paved	Yes	9800	32 km
Tatoi		239	Mil.	Paved	Yes	4300	40 km
Ellinikon Airport		21	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11400	44 km
Athinai / Athens Eleftherios Venizelos Internation	ATH	94				0	58 km
Marathon		5	Civ.	Paved	No	3800	60 km
Spetsai	JSS	unknown				0	87 km
Porto Kheli Alexion	PKH	unknown				0	93 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Megara Oil Terminal		Greece	16 km
Megara	GRMGR	Greece	18 km
Eleusis	GREEU	Greece	22 km
Salamis	GRSAL	Greece	24 km
Skaramanga	GRSKA	Greece	26 km
Perama	GRPER	Greece	28 km
Saint George	GRDPA	Greece	31 km
Drapetzona	GRDPA	Greece	31 km
Agioi Theodoroi	GRAGT	Greece	32 km
Piraeus	GRPIR	Greece	34 km
Isthmia	GRITM	Greece	36 km
Athinai	GRATH	Greece	36 km
Corinth	GRCRG	Greece	39 km
Kalamaki	GRKLM	Greece	41 km
Lefkandion	GRLEF	Greece	43 km
Aegina Island		Greece	43 km
Dhiavlos Steno		Greece	43 km
Oropos	GRORO	Greece	47 km
Larimna		Greece	49 km
Nea Psara		Greece	51 km
Vrisakia		Greece	55 km
Amarinthos		Greece	57 km
Rafina	GRRAF	Greece	62 km
Ormos Raftis		Greece	69 km
Milaki	GRMYL	Greece	69 km
Aliverion	GRALV	Greece	70 km
Poros		Greece	71 km
Limni	GRLII	Greece	71 km
Euboea		Greece	75 km
Pilion		Greece	75 km
Ormos Avlaki		Greece	77 km
Levadhia		Greece	77 km
Kymassi	GRKYM	Greece	78 km
Navplion	GRNPL	Greece	78 km
Lavrion (Laurium)	GRLAV	Greece	79 km
Aghios Konstandinos		Greece	81 km
Ermioni	GRERM	Greece	83 km
Antikyra	GRATK	Greece	85 km
Loutra Aidhipsou		Greece	86 km
Itea	GRITA	Greece	86 km
Idhra Island	GRHYD	Greece	87 km
Kymi (Kimi)	GRKIM	Greece	89 km
Aghios Yeoriyos		Greece	91 km
Portokhelion		Greece	91 km
Paralion Astrous		Greece	92 km
Achladi	GRACL	Greece	95 km
Spetsai		Greece	97 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Marathon	Haradros	1931	51 km

Nuclear plants

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