Overall Green Forest fire alert in Spain from 16 Jun 2022 00:00 UTC to 19 Jun 2022 00:00 UTC

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 1006363
Countries:	Spain
Start Date - Last detection*:	16 Jun 2022 - 19 Jun 2022
Duration (days):	3
People affected:	363 in the burned area
Burned area:	25330 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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21 Jun 07:25

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	363	25330	21 Jun 2022 06:27	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Spain , Autonomous Community of Castilla y Leon (population 2,653,801) . The nearest places are León, Bragança, Benavente, Zamora, Astorga, Ponferrada, Bembibre, and San Andrés del Rabanedo.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	7600 people
5 km	4000 people
2 km	2100 people
1 km	1300 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	11552 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	181 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Castilla y Leon	Spain	2.7 million people
Braganca	Portugal	160000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Bragança	Bragança	Portugal	City	20000 people	42 km
Benavente	Castilla y León	Spain	City	18000 people	50 km
Zamora	Castilla y León	Spain	City	66000 people	60 km
Astorga	Castilla y León	Spain	City	12000 people	65 km
Ponferrada	Castilla y León	Spain	City	65000 people	78 km
Bembibre	Castilla y León	Spain	City	9600 people	81 km
San Andrés del Rabanedo	Castilla y León	Spain	City	26000 people	96 km
León	Castilla y León	Spain	Major city	120000 people	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
Braganca	BGC	683	Civ.	Paved	No	3900	37 km
Leon	LEN	913	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5300	92 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Valparaiso	Tera	1988	11 km
	Nuestra Senora del Agavanzal	Tera	1995	13 km
	Cernadilla	Tera	1969	22 km
	Castro	Duero	1952	36 km
	Miranda	Douro	1961	44 km
	Ricobayo	Esla	1934	46 km
	Villalcampo	Duero	1949	47 km
	Picote	Douro	1958	58 km
	San Sebastian	Bibey	1959	63 km
	Azibo	Azibo	1982	64 km
	Pias	Bibey	1961	65 km
	Bemposta	Douro	1964	68 km
Almendra	Almendra	Tormes	1970	69 km
	Prada	Jares	1958	80 km
	Barcena	Sil	1960	80 km
	Las Portas	Camba	1974	83 km
	Aldeadavila	Duero	1963	83 km
	Bao	Bibey	1960	85 km
	Cenza	Cenza	1993	89 km
	Saucelle	Duero	1956	104 km
	Matalavilla	Valseco	1967	106 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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