Overall Orange Forest fire in Greece from 31 Jul 2026 00:00 UTC to 05 Aug 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (18419 ha) in Greece 31 Jul 2026

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1029987
Countries:	Greece
Start Date - Last detection*:	31 Jul 2026 - 05 Aug 2026
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	1648 in the burned area
Burned area:	18419 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	388	6672	01 Aug 2026 06:01	GWIS
2	0.5	396	7127	01 Aug 2026 10:01	GWIS
3	0.5	407	7523	01 Aug 2026 14:01	GWIS
4	0.5	446	8776	01 Aug 2026 18:00	GWIS
5	0.5	446	8817	02 Aug 2026 02:00	GWIS
6	0.5	772	12667	02 Aug 2026 06:00	GWIS
7	0.5	881	13191	02 Aug 2026 10:00	GWIS
8	0.5	1040	14646	02 Aug 2026 14:01	GWIS
9	0.5	1070	15281	02 Aug 2026 18:00	GWIS
10	0.5	1103	15640	03 Aug 2026 02:00	GWIS
11	0.5	1127	16607	03 Aug 2026 06:00	GWIS
12	0.5	1127	16654	03 Aug 2026 10:01	GWIS
13	0.5	1272	17325	03 Aug 2026 14:01	GWIS
14	0.5	1592	17989	04 Aug 2026 02:00	GWIS
15	1.5	1648	18299	04 Aug 2026 10:01	GWIS
16	1.5	1648	18366	04 Aug 2026 14:01	GWIS
17	1.5	1648	18419	05 Aug 2026 02:01	GWIS
18	1.5	1648	18419	14 Aug 2026 10:02	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Greece , Region of Central Greece and Evvoia. The nearest places are Athínai, Kallithea, Erithraí, Mégara, Mandra, Váyia, Aliartos, Kórinthos, Dafni, Filí, and Stilís.

Radius	Population
10 km	52000 people
5 km	34000 people
2 km	5900 people
1 km	3400 people
Burned Area	1600 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Central Greece and Evvoia	Greece	-
Peloponnisos	Greece	1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Erithraí	Attiki	Greece	City	-	12 km
Mégara	Attiki	Greece	City	28000 people	16 km
Mandra	Attiki	Greece	City	-	21 km
Váyia	Voiotia	Greece	City	-	23 km
Aliartos	Voiotia	Greece	City	-	31 km
Kórinthos	Korinthia	Greece	City	31000 people	33 km
Dafni	Attiki	Greece	City	-	36 km
Filí	Attiki	Greece	City	-	36 km
Pireas		Greece	City	-	39 km
Avlón	Attiki	Greece	City	-	40 km
Ayios Yeoriyos	Voiotia	Greece	City	-	42 km
Athínai		Greece	Capital	760000 people	44 km
Kallithea	Attiki	Greece	Major city	110000 people	44 km
Vasilikón	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	44 km
Zevgolatíon	Korinthia	Greece	City	-	45 km
Kalamaki	Attiki	Greece	City	-	46 km
Pásion	Korinthia	Greece	City	-	47 km
Khalía	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	48 km
Amarousi	Attiki	Greece	City	-	48 km
Levádhia	Voiotia	Greece	City	-	48 km
Khalkís		Greece	City	-	49 km
Kiriákion	Voiotia	Greece	City	-	49 km
Khiliomodhion	Korinthia	Greece	City	-	49 km
Chalandri	Attiki	Greece	City	-	49 km
Amarinthos	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	50 km
Martínon	Fthiotida	Greece	City	-	50 km
Glifádha		Greece	City	-	51 km
Néa Artáki	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	55 km
Xilókastron	Korinthia	Greece	City	-	55 km
Malesína	Fthiotida	Greece	City	-	56 km
Koropi	Attiki	Greece	City	-	59 km
Psakhná	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	61 km
Marathón	Attiki	Greece	City	-	61 km
Atalándi	Fthiotida	Greece	City	-	64 km
Markópoulon	Attiki	Greece	City	-	64 km
Kalívia Thorikoú	Attiki	Greece	City	-	66 km
Ayía Paraskeví	Fthiotida	Greece	City	-	68 km
Livanátai	Fthiotida	Greece	City	-	68 km
Galatás		Greece	City	-	71 km
Arákhova	Voiotia	Greece	City	-	71 km
Argos	Argolida	Greece	City	23000 people	72 km
Dhesfína	Fokida	Greece	City	-	72 km
Keratéa	Attiki	Greece	City	16000 people	72 km
Návplion	Argolida	Greece	City	13000 people	73 km
Alivérion	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	75 km
Mandoúdhion	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	78 km
Amfíklia	Fthiotida	Greece	City	-	82 km
Kranídhion	Argolida	Greece	City	-	83 km
Ayia Anna	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	83 km
Idhra	Attiki	Greece	City	-	88 km
Amfissa	Fokida	Greece	City	7600 people	89 km
Astros	Arkadia	Greece	City	-	93 km
Kími	Evvoia	Greece	City	-	93 km
Mólos	Fthiotida	Greece	City	-	93 km
Spétsai	Argolida	Greece	City	-	96 km
Stilís	Fthiotida	Greece	City	-	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
Megara		6	Mil.	Paved	No	4100	18 km
Elefsis		44	Mil.	Paved	Yes	8900	27 km
Tanagra		148	Mil.	Paved	Yes	9800	36 km
Tatoi		239	Mil.	Paved	Yes	4300	46 km
Ellinikon Airport		21	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11400	48 km
Athinai / Athens Eleftherios Venizelos Internation	ATH	94				0	64 km
Marathon		5	Civ.	Paved	No	3800	66 km
Spetsai	JSS	unknown				0	86 km
Porto Kheli Alexion	PKH	unknown				0	92 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Megara Oil Terminal		Greece	17 km
Megara	GRMGR	Greece	20 km
Eleusis	GREEU	Greece	27 km
Salamis	GRSAL	Greece	27 km
Agioi Theodoroi	GRAGT	Greece	27 km
Skaramanga	GRSKA	Greece	30 km
Isthmia	GRITM	Greece	31 km
Perama	GRPER	Greece	32 km
Corinth	GRCRG	Greece	34 km
Drapetzona	GRDPA	Greece	35 km
Saint George	GRDPA	Greece	35 km
Kalamaki	GRKLM	Greece	37 km
Piraeus	GRPIR	Greece	38 km
Athinai	GRATH	Greece	41 km
Aegina Island		Greece	44 km
Dhiavlos Steno		Greece	47 km
Lefkandion	GRLEF	Greece	48 km
Larimna		Greece	49 km
Oropos	GRORO	Greece	52 km
Nea Psara		Greece	56 km
Vrisakia		Greece	58 km
Amarinthos		Greece	62 km
Rafina	GRRAF	Greece	68 km
Poros		Greece	71 km
Limni	GRLII	Greece	72 km
Levadhia		Greece	72 km
Euboea		Greece	73 km
Navplion	GRNPL	Greece	74 km
Ormos Raftis		Greece	74 km
Milaki	GRMYL	Greece	75 km
Aliverion	GRALV	Greece	75 km
Pilion		Greece	77 km
Aghios Konstandinos		Greece	79 km
Antikyra	GRATK	Greece	80 km
Kymassi	GRKYM	Greece	80 km
Itea	GRITA	Greece	81 km
Ormos Avlaki		Greece	82 km
Galaxidhion		Greece	82 km
Ermioni	GRERM	Greece	82 km
Lavrion (Laurium)	GRLAV	Greece	84 km
Loutra Aidhipsou		Greece	85 km
Idhra Island	GRHYD	Greece	88 km
Paralion Astrous		Greece	88 km
Portokhelion		Greece	90 km
Molos		Greece	92 km
Achladi	GRACL	Greece	94 km
Aghios Yeoriyos		Greece	94 km
Spetsai		Greece	96 km
Ormos Pteleou		Greece	103 km
Agia Marina	GRAGM	Greece	104 km
Stylis	GRSYS	Greece	104 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Marathon	Haradros	1931	57 km

Nuclear plants

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