Forest Fire (81670 ha) in Greece 19 Aug 2023

Event summary

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

GDACS ID WF 1016606
Glide number: WF-2023-000153-GRC
Countries: Greece
Start Date - Last detection*: 19 Aug 2023 - 02 Sep 2023
Duration (days): 14
People affected: 3477 in the burned area
Burned area: 81670 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Forest fire in Greece - EC/ECHO daily mapMon, 21 Aug 2023 20:29

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Forest fire in Greece - JRC emergency reportMon, 21 Aug 2023 17:20

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Forest fire in Greece - JRC emergency reportSun, 20 Aug 2023 23:06

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Forest fire in Greece - JRC emergency reportWed, 23 Aug 2023 22:30

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Forest fire in Greece - JRC emergency reportThu, 24 Aug 2023 19:00

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Forest fire in Greece - JRC emergency reportFri, 25 Aug 2023 18:32

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Forest fire in Greece - JRC emergency reportSat, 26 Aug 2023 18:00

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Forest fire in Greece - JRC emergency reportMon, 28 Aug 2023 23:20

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Forest fire in Greece - JRC emergency reportTue, 29 Aug 2023 17:22

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Forest fire in Greece - EC/ECHO daily mapWed, 30 Aug 2023 17:58

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Forest fire in Greece - Copernicus EMS activationSun, 03 Sep 2023 19:45

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Forest fire in Greece - EC/ECHO daily mapWed, 06 Sep 2023 17:52

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (28), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1), (1),