Overall Green Forest fire alert in Greece from 01 Jul 2024 00:00 UTC to 02 Jul 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (816 ha) in Greece 01 Jul 2024

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 1020030
Countries:	Greece
Start Date - Last detection*:	01 Jul 2024 - 02 Jul 2024
Duration (days):	1
People affected:	159 in the burned area
Burned area:	816 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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03 Jul 09:00

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	159	816	03 Jul 2024 08:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Greece , Region of Aegean Islands (population 456,800) . The nearest places are Kos, Bodrum, Yenihisar, Sími, and Milâs.

Radius	Population
10 km	12000 people
5 km	6700 people
2 km	1400 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Aegean Islands	Greece	460000 people
Mugla	Türkiye	610000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kos		Greece	City	19000 people	16 km
Bodrum	Mugla	Türkiye	City	39000 people	35 km
Yenihisar	Aydin	Türkiye	City	-	63 km
Sími	Mugla	Greece	City	-	66 km
Milâs	Mugla	Türkiye	City	43000 people	79 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
Kos	KGS	125	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7800	5 km
Leros	LRS	11	Civ.	Paved	No	3300	50 km
Bodrum Imsik	BXN	unknown				0	59 km
Milas Bodrum	BJV	6	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	67 km
Astipalaia	JTY	47	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	73 km
Samos	SMI	6	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6600	98 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Kos	GRKGS	Greece	16 km
Yali Island	GRYLI	Greece	18 km
Kalimnos Island	GRKMI	Greece	19 km
Dodecanese Island		Greece	23 km
Nisiros Island		Greece	26 km
Bodrum	TRBXN	Türkiye	35 km
Lakkion		Greece	42 km
Megalo Khorio		Greece	49 km
Levitha Island		Greece	60 km
Lipsoi Island		Greece	60 km
Lipsoi		Greece	62 km
Gulluk	TRGUL	Türkiye	64 km
Sirna Island		Greece	66 km
Simi Island		Greece	68 km
Ormos Maltezana		Greece	73 km
Patmos	GRPMS	Greece	75 km
Khalki Island		Greece	76 km
Kinaros Island		Greece	76 km
Alimnia Island		Greece	82 km
Pithagorion		Greece	97 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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