Forest Fire (9330 ha) in United States 16 Jul 2021

Event summary

This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1001106
Countries: United States
Start Date - Last detection*: 16 Jul 2021 - 27 Jul 2021
Duration (days): 11
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 9330 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Articles: 196 | About casualties: 37 | Last hour: 0

Fire that reached Turkish power plant contained, others burn2021-08-05T23:58+0200.

Turkey Wildfire A Spanish firefighting plane pours water on a fire near the Kemerkoy Power Plant, a coal-fueled power plant, in Milas, Mugla in southwest Turkey, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. A wildfire that reached the compound of a coal-fueled
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Fire that reached Turkish power plant contained, others burn2021-08-05T23:45+0200.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has come under intense criticism over an allegedly slow response to the blazes and inadequate preparedness for large-scale wildfires. The government acknowledged that the country did not h
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Fire that reached Turkish power plant contained, others burn2021-08-05T23:41+0200.

MUGLA, Turkey A wildfire that reached the compound of a coal-fueled power plant in southwest Turkey and forced nearby residents to flee in boats and cars was contained on Thursday after raging for some 11 hours, officials and media reports
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Fire that reached Turkish power plant contained, others burn2021-08-05T23:28+0200.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has come under intense criticism over an allegedly slow response to the blazes and inadequate preparedness for large-scale wildfires. The government acknowledged that the country did not h
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