Forest Fire (6150 ha) in Albania 08 Aug 2021

Event summary

This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1002016
Countries: Albania
Start Date - Last detection*: 08 Aug 2021 - 25 Aug 2021
Duration (days): 17
People affected: 311 in the burned area
Burned area: 6150 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Forest fire in Albania - Copernicus EMS activation (EMSR535)Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:18

EMSR535: Copernicus Emergency Management Service has been activated
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Latest media headlines

Wildfire in Kukës, Helicopter Unable to Put Flames under Control 8/24/2021 9:36:00 PM.

Autumn is around the corner and the temperatures have fallen considerably, but some areas of Albania are still struggling with forest fires, and in some locations the flames have been so fierce that even air vehicles have not been able to p
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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Aug. 18 8/18/2021 3:55:00 AM.

KABUL -- The Taliban did not want to have any internal or external enemies, and intended to form an inclusive government in Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesman said here on Tuesday. At its first press conference since the Taliban's takeover of
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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Aug. 18 8/18/2021 2:51:00 AM.

KABUL -- The Taliban did not want to have any internal or external enemies, and intended to form an inclusive government in Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesman said here on Tuesday. At its first press conference since the Taliban's takeover of
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Wildfires burn 3,000 hectares of land in Albania: minister 8/18/2021 2:01:00 AM.

- Trend News Agency ) Albania's Defense Minister Niko Peleshi said on Tuesday that the severe wildfires that have affected several parts of the country since mid-July have burned around 3,000 hectares of land, Trend reports citing Xinhua. P
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EMSR (2), (2), EC-JRC (27), INFORM (2), JRC (1),