Overall Green Forest fire alert in Türkiye from 28 Jul 2021 00:00 UTC to 02 Aug 2021 00:00 UTC

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 1001229
Countries:	Türkiye
Start Date - Last detection*:	28 Jul 2021 - 06 Aug 2021
Duration (days):	9
People affected:	2613 in the burned area
Burned area:	29199 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	741	8519	30 Jul 2021 09:56	GWIS
2	1.5	2529	22018	31 Jul 2021 03:05	GWIS
3	1.5	2613	29199	03 Aug 2021 03:06	GWIS
4	1.5	2613	34005	04 Aug 2021 14:45	GWIS
5	1.5	2613	34272	05 Aug 2021 03:06	GWIS
6	0.5	2613	35339	06 Aug 2021 03:03	GWIS
7	0.5	2613	35438	07 Aug 2021 03:03	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Turkey , Province of Antalya (population 1,229,004) . The nearest places are Antalya, Manavgat, Selimiye, Serik, Akseki, Alanya, Seydisehir, Beysehir, and Bucak.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	150000 people
5 km	120000 people
2 km	26000 people
1 km	14000 people
Burned Area	2600 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	48716 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Antalya	Turkey	1.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Manavgat	Antalya	Turkey	City	95000 people	15 km
Selimiye	Antalya	Turkey	City	-	17 km
Serik	Antalya	Turkey	City	36000 people	28 km
Akseki	Antalya	Turkey	City	11000 people	35 km
Antalya	Antalya	Turkey	Major city	740000 people	63 km
Alanya	Antalya	Turkey	City	110000 people	66 km
Seydisehir	Konya	Turkey	City	59000 people	67 km
Beysehir	Konya	Turkey	City	45000 people	88 km
Bucak	Burdur	Turkey	City	29000 people	95 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
Antalya	AYT	51	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11100	56 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Selimye		Turkey	48 km
Antalya	TRAYT	Turkey	64 km
Alanya	TRALA	Turkey	68 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Oymapinar	Manavgat	1984	10 km
Manavgat	Manavgat	1987	13 km
Karacaoren 1	Aksu	1989	72 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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