Forest Fire (741 ha) in Bulgaria 13 Jul 2024

Event summary

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

GDACS ID WF 1020196
Countries: Bulgaria
Start Date - Last detection*: 13 Jul 2024 - 16 Jul 2024
Duration (days): 3
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 741 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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La stagione degli incendi 2024 si presenta intensa, ma l'Unione Europea è pronta ad adoperarsi in modo efficace. La Commissione Europea infatti svolge un ruolo chiave nel coordinamento della risposta alle catastrofi a livello mondiale, cont
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Wildfires are raging in southern Europe due to intense heat 7/24/2024 4:15:00 PM.

Illustrative photo from open sources. Forest fires are igniting in southern Europe due to extreme heat. Massive fires were recorded in Portugal, North Macedonia and Bulgaria. Euronews writes about this. In particular, in Portugal, at least
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Interior Ministry Reports No Active Wildfires in Bulgaria 7/24/2024 10:01:00 AM.

Currently, there are no active wildfires on the territory of Bulgaria, the Interior Ministry said in a press release. Earlier in July, a number of wildfires burned tens of thousands of hectares of forests, agricultural land, grasses and bus
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Fire on Bulgarian-Greek Border Remains Critical for Fifth Day 7/24/2024 1:28:00 AM.

For the fifth consecutive day, the fire on the Bulgarian-Greek border remains critical. This morning, firefighters and forest officials ascended Slavyanka Mountain to inspect the clearings made and the areas in Greece where the fire continu
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),