Forest Fire (5935 ha) in Albania 26 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 1001326
Countries: Albania
Start Date - Last detection*: 26 Jul 2021 - 06 Aug 2021
Duration (days): 11
People affected: 231 in the burned area
Burned area: 5935 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Articles: 265 | About casualties: 8 | Last hour: 0

NATO Allies stand together against wildfires2021-08-13T07:21+0200.

NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. 12 Aug. 2021. Albania, Greece, North Macedonia and Turkey have received support from their NATO Allies in dealing with devastating wildfires faced since July. The assistance provided included the d
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Forest fires: EU continues to channel assistance, further planes for I ... 2021-08-12T20:04+0200.

France has mobilised two Canadair firefighting airplanes to help Algeria fight forest fires in the north and north-east of the country, following a request for assistance submitted to the EU Civil Protection Mechanism on 11 August 2021. The
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The planes will be deployed in the Kabylia region Thursday, said a Eur ... 2021-08-12T16:26+0200.

BRUSSELS — The European Union Thursday announced that France has mobilized two Canadair-type firefighting planes to help Algeria fight forest fires in the north and northeast of the country, following a request for assistance submitted to t
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Forest fires: EU continues to channel assistance, further planes for I ... 2021-08-12T14:43+0200.

rance has mobilised 2 Canadair firefighting airplanes to help Algeria fight forest fires in the north and north-east of the country, following a request for assistance submitted to the EU Civil Protection Mechanism on 11 August 2021. The pl
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), INFORM (2), JRC (1),