Overall Green Forest fire alert in Spain from 08 Sep 2022 00:00 UTC to 12 Sep 2022 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6360 ha) in Spain 08 Sep 2022

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 1009214
Countries:	Spain
Start Date - Last detection*:	08 Sep 2022 - 12 Sep 2022
Duration (days):	4
People affected:	440 in the burned area
Burned area:	6360 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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11 Sep 05:00 12 Sep 05:01 13 Sep 05:02

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	462	5695	11 Sep 2022 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	462	6207	12 Sep 2022 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	440	6360	13 Sep 2022 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Spain , Autonomous Community of Andalucia (population 6,949,643) . The nearest places are Granada, Málaga, Jaén, Motril, Almuñécar, Nerja, Santa Fé, Vélez-Málaga, Illora, Adra, and Martos.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	29000 people
5 km	8100 people
2 km	2800 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	4142 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Andalucia	Spain	6.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Motril	Andalucía (Andalusia)	Spain	City	55000 people	17 km
Almuñécar	Andalucía (Andalusia)	Spain	City	21000 people	18 km
Nerja	Andalucía (Andalusia)	Spain	City	19000 people	29 km
Granada	Andalucía (Andalusia)	Spain	Major city	240000 people	33 km
Santa Fé	Andalucía (Andalusia)	Spain	City	13000 people	36 km
Vélez-Málaga	Andalucía (Andalusia)	Spain	City	58000 people	46 km
Illora	Andalucía (Andalusia)	Spain	City	9900 people	51 km
Adra	Andalucía (Andalusia)	Spain	City	22000 people	54 km
Loja	Andalucía (Andalusia)	Spain	City	21000 people	58 km
Berja	Andalucía (Andalusia)	Spain	City	14000 people	59 km
Guadix	Andalucía (Andalusia)	Spain	City	20000 people	63 km
Alcalá la Real	Andalucía (Andalusia)	Spain	City	21000 people	71 km
Archidona	Andalucía (Andalusia)	Spain	City	8500 people	74 km
Málaga	Andalucía (Andalusia)	Spain	Major city	530000 people	75 km
Priego de Córdoba	Andalucía (Andalusia)	Spain	City	22000 people	81 km
Rute	Andalucía (Andalusia)	Spain	City	9800 people	84 km
Vícar	Andalucía (Andalusia)	Spain	City	17000 people	86 km
Alcaudete	Andalucía (Andalusia)	Spain	City	11000 people	90 km
Martos	Andalucía (Andalusia)	Spain	City	24000 people	99 km
Jaén	Andalucía (Andalusia)	Spain	Major city	110000 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
Jayena		1056				0	21 km
Armilla		686	Mil.	Paved	No	4200	28 km
Granada	GRX	567	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9500	38 km
Leoni Benabu		39				0	48 km
Malaga	AGP	16	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10400	83 km
Torremolinos	UTL	unknown				0	85 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Motril	ESMOT	Spain	19 km
Adra	ESADR	Spain	54 km
Malaga	ESAGP	Spain	75 km
Torremolinas		Spain	85 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Beznar	Izbor	1986	7 km
Rules	Guadalfeo	2003	10 km
Los Bermejales	Cacin	1958	29 km
Canales	Genil	1988	33 km
La Vinuela	Guaro	1986	50 km
Beninar	Grande de Adra	1983	51 km
Francisco Abellan	Fardes	1998	57 km
Iznajar	Genil	1969	82 km
Negratin	Guadiana Menor	1984	95 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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