Overall Orange Forest fire alert in Greece from 19 Aug 2023 00:00 UTC to 02 Sep 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (81670 ha) in Greece 19 Aug 2023

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a medium 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:	3477 in the burned area
Burned area:	81670 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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22 Aug 05:05 22 Aug 10:53 23 Aug 13:02 24 Aug 10:49 25 Aug 10:47 29 Aug 23:30 05 Sep 13:50

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
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, Sápai, Alexandroúpolis, Souflíon, Komotini, Kesan, Dhidhimótikhon, Ivaylovgrad, Krumovgrad, and Topolovgrad.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	96000 people
5 km	73000 people
2 km	28000 people
1 km	16000 people
Burned Area	3500 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	44922 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Thraki	Greece	340000 people
Edirne	Türkiye	440000 people
Khaskovo	Bulgaria	1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Feral	Evros	Greece	City	-	19 km
Sápai	Rodopi	Greece	City	-	25 km
Alexandroúpolis	Evros	Greece	City	-	27 km
Souflíon	Evros	Greece	City	-	32 km
Komotini	Rodopi	Greece	City	42000 people	51 km
Kesan	Edirne	Türkiye	City	47000 people	56 km
Dhidhimótikhon	Evros	Greece	City	-	57 km
Ivaylovgrad		Bulgaria	City	5000 people	59 km
Krumovgrad		Bulgaria	City	5800 people	59 km
Uzunköprü	Edirne	Türkiye	City	41000 people	65 km
Orestias	Evros	Greece	City	17000 people	71 km
Ömerbey	Tekirdag	Türkiye	City	-	73 km
Momchilgrad		Bulgaria	City	8400 people	76 km
Malkara	Tekirdag	Türkiye	City	27000 people	77 km
Kiscasalih	Kirklareli	Türkiye	City	-	80 km
Kadikoy	Canakkale	Türkiye	City	-	84 km
Bolayir	Canakkale	Türkiye	City	-	85 km
Zlatograd		Bulgaria	City	8600 people	86 km
Pehlivanköy	Kirklareli	Türkiye	City	-	87 km
Svilengrad		Bulgaria	City	19000 people	87 km
Kurdzhali		Bulgaria	City	-	87 km
Gelibolu	Canakkale	Türkiye	City	25000 people	87 km
Edirne	Edirne	Türkiye	Major city	130000 people	88 km
Nedelino		Bulgaria	City	5100 people	91 km
Çerkezmüsellim	Tekirdag	Türkiye	City	-	91 km
Havsa	Edirne	Türkiye	City	7500 people	92 km
Lyubimets		Bulgaria	City	8600 people	93 km
Xánthi	Xanthi	Greece	City	46000 people	94 km
Hayrabolu	Tekirdag	Türkiye	City	20000 people	96 km
Çanakkale	Canakkale	Türkiye	City	79000 people	102 km
Harmanli		Bulgaria	City	-	103 km
Babaeski	Kirklareli	Türkiye	City	27000 people	103 km
Lesovo		Bulgaria	City	-	120 km
Topolovgrad		Bulgaria	City	6800 people	122 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	18 km
Kesan		55				0	57 km
Komotini		24				0	58 km
Kardjali	KDG	unknown				0	87 km
Imroz		46				0	90 km
		76				0	90 km
Raykova Mogila		201				0	92 km
Ivanovo		152				0	92 km
Mustrak		205				0	95 km
Malevo		204				0	101 km
Podkrepa		152				0	104 km
Canakkale	CKZ	7	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5900	104 km
Svirkovo		101				0	114 km
		213				0	127 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Alexandroupolis		Greece	21 km
Lagos		Greece	73 km
Kum Burnu		Türkiye	74 km
Kamariotissa		Greece	75 km
Gelibolu		Türkiye	89 km
Eceabat	TRECE	Türkiye	95 km
Kefalo		Türkiye	96 km
Canakkale	TRCKZ	Türkiye	102 km
Can	TRCAN	Türkiye	104 km
Kumkale		Türkiye	108 km
Cape Helles		Türkiye	109 km
Tavsan Adasi		Türkiye	120 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Sultankoy	Manastir	1995	40 km
Hamzadere	Ergine	2011	43 km
Altinyazi	Basamaklar	1968	50 km
Ivailovgrad	Arda	1964	64 km
Degirmenci	Dobrali	1979	70 km
Studen Kladenetz	Arda	1957	74 km
Karaidemir	Pogaca	1982	85 km
Kardgali	Arda	1976	88 km
Cokal	Kabakcayi	2012	92 km
Dositeevo	Dositeevska	1988	102 km
Atikhisar	Saricay	1973	109 km
Suloglu	Suloglu	1979	115 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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