Forest Fire (8300 ha) in Greece 19 Aug 2023

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1016606
Countries: Greece
Start Date - Last detection*: 19 Aug 2023 - 02 Sep 2023
Duration (days): 14
People affected: 581 in the burned area
Burned area: 8300 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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22 Aug 05:05

Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 581 8300 21 Aug 2023 20:35 GWIS
2 0.5 608 16463 22 Aug 2023 08:19 GWIS
3 1.5 4018 55427 23 Aug 2023 08:19 GWIS
4 1.5 4166 65275 24 Aug 2023 08:23 GWIS
5 1.5 4173 67308 25 Aug 2023 08:19 GWIS
6 1.5 3018 70806 30 Aug 2023 00:06 GWIS
7 1.5 3477 81670 05 Sep 2023 08:07 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Greece , Region of Thraki (population 344,124) . The nearest places are Edirne, Feral, Alexandroúpolis, Sápai, Souflíon, Kesan, Komotini, Dhidhimótikhon, Uzunköprü, Ivaylovgrad, and Lyubimets.

Radius Population
10 km 24000 people
5 km 5700 people
2 km 2000 people
1 km 1400 people
Burned Area 3500 people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 33820 m2 GHSL
Protected Area 365 ha WDPA


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Thraki Greece 340000 people
Edirne Türkiye 440000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Feral Evros Greece City - 11 km
Alexandroúpolis Evros Greece City - 26 km
Sápai Rodopi Greece City - 32 km
Souflíon Evros Greece City - 39 km
Kesan Edirne Türkiye City 47000 people 50 km
Komotini Rodopi Greece City 42000 people 58 km
Dhidhimótikhon Evros Greece City - 64 km
Uzunköprü Edirne Türkiye City 41000 people 69 km
Ivaylovgrad Bulgaria City 5000 people 70 km
Krumovgrad Bulgaria City 5800 people 72 km
Malkara Tekirdag Türkiye City 27000 people 73 km
Bolayir Canakkale Türkiye City - 74 km
Ömerbey Tekirdag Türkiye City - 75 km
Gelibolu Canakkale Türkiye City 25000 people 76 km
Kadikoy Canakkale Türkiye City - 76 km
Orestias Evros Greece City 17000 people 79 km
Kiscasalih Kirklareli Türkiye City - 84 km
Momchilgrad Bulgaria City 8400 people 88 km
Çanakkale Canakkale Türkiye City 79000 people 89 km
Edirne Edirne Türkiye Major city 130000 people 97 km
Svilengrad Bulgaria City 19000 people 99 km
Lyubimets Bulgaria City 8600 people 105 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Alexandroupolis / Dimokritos AXD 7 Civ. Paved Yes 8500 9 km
Kesan 55 0 49 km
Komotini 24 0 65 km
Imroz 46 0 78 km
Canakkale CKZ 7 Civ. Paved Yes 5900 91 km
76 0 102 km
Raykova Mogila 201 0 103 km
Ivanovo 152 0 105 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Alexandroupolis Greece 16 km
Kum Burnu Türkiye 64 km
Kamariotissa Greece 68 km
Gelibolu Türkiye 77 km
Lagos Greece 78 km
Eceabat TRECE Türkiye 82 km
Kefalo Türkiye 84 km
Canakkale TRCKZ Türkiye 89 km
Can TRCAN Türkiye 91 km
Kumkale Türkiye 95 km
Cape Helles Türkiye 96 km
Tavsan Adasi Türkiye 107 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Hamzadere Ergine 2011 33 km
Sultankoy Manastir 1995 39 km
Altinyazi Basamaklar 1968 50 km
Degirmenci Dobrali 1979 74 km
Ivailovgrad Arda 1964 76 km
Karaidemir Pogaca 1982 81 km
Studen Kladenetz Arda 1957 87 km
Atikhisar Saricay 1973 96 km

Nuclear plants

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