Overall Orange Forest fire alert in Greece from 06 Aug 2021 00:00 UTC to 07 Aug 2021 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (43725 ha) in Greece 06 Aug 2021

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Forest fire can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1001771
Countries:	Greece
Start Date - Last detection*:	06 Aug 2021 - 07 Aug 2021
Duration (days):	1
People affected:	8146 in the burned area
Burned area:	43725 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Greece - Wildfires update (ECHO 09 Aug 2021)Mon, 09 Aug 2021 16:46

Wildfires continue to affect most parts of Evia Island (central-eastern Greece), while the situation in Attica is improving according to the Greek Civil Protection authorities.
According to media reports, at least 2,000 people have been evacuated and hundreds of houses have been destroyed.
Firefighting assets deployed through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism are operating on Evia, including 112 firefighters and 23 vehicles from Romania. 3 firefighting planes from France, Croatia and Spain were redeployed to Evia from other areas to reinforce the local response.
Other international actors involved in the response include firefighters from Ukraine and 34 firefighters and 14 vehicles from Serbia are expected to deploy.
The European Commission's Copernicus Emergency Management Service was activated on 4 August (), and two satellite maps have been provided to support the analysis of the affected areas in Evia.
According to the EU European Forest Fire Information System (), the fire risk will remain high to extreme in most parts of the island.

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