Forest Fire (10148 ha) in Greece 19 May 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 1000328
Countries: Greece
Start Date - Last detection*: 19 May 2021 - 22 May 2021
Duration (days): 3
People affected: 1400 in the burned area
Burned area: 10148 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
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Analytical products
[EMSR510] Fire in Peloponnese and Attika Regions, GreeceThu, 20 May 2021 11:20

EMSR510: Copernicus Emergency Management Service has been activated
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 200 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

La Grecia ha riaperto al turismo, con cautelaThu, 27 May 2021 11:12:00 +0200.

La Grecia ha aperto ufficialmente la stagione turistica pur con alcune restrizioni. La leadership politica sprizza ottimismo, che non viene però condiviso, almeno non del tutto, dall’industria alberghiera e da quella associata al turismo. A
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Multispectral Remote Sensing and Deep Learning for Wildfire DetectionThu, 27 May 2021 10:43:00 +0200.

Sammanfattning: Remote sensing data has great potential for wildfire detection and monitoring with enhanced spatial resolution and temporal coverage. Earth Observation satellites have been employed to systematically monitor fire activity ov
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Grecia: Protezione civile, piano per la gestione di incendi estivi da ... Tue, 25 May 2021 15:21:00 +0200.

Atene, 25 mag 14:44 - (Agenzia Nova) - Gli incendi divampati nella notte tra mercoledì e giovedì a nord di Corinto nella regione della Grecia centrale per poi espandersi nell'Attica occidentale, a ovest della capitale Atene hanno provocato
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Mitsotakis asks Greeks to brace for a tough summer firefighting seasonMon, 24 May 2021 17:28:00 +0200.

Speaking after the huge destruction of a massive wildfire in the Corinth region, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis asked Greece to brace for a tough summer as regards wildfires. The fire destroyed an estimated 7,000 hectares of forestland.
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EMSR (2), (2), EC-JRC (27), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),