English
Spanish
French
Latest Activation
Charter activations
| Location of Event: | Afghanistan |
| Date of Charter Activation: | 2022-06-06 |
| Time of Charter Activation: | 13:11 |
| Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC+07:00 |
| Charter Requestor: | UNITAR on behalf of The United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) |
| Activation ID: | 760 |
| Project Management: | UNITAR |
Wildfires in Afghanistan which started in the mountainous areas in Nuristan Province about 25 May 2022 have burned two hundred acres of forests . According to local sources, fires have been raging in the forest of Nurgram district of Nuristan Province and currently spreading into the Chapa Dara district of Kunar province in the country.
This is the first time a fire of this scale has burned in the forests of eastern Nuristan province in recent decades.
Products
Fire hotspots in Nuristan and Kunar Provinces, Afghanistan as detected by VIIRS
Source: SPOT6
Acquired: 08/06/2022
Category: Gradient Monitoring Maps
Copyright: Includes material © AIRBUS DS (2022)
Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT
Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT
Wildfires in Nurgaram District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Source: Sentinel-2
Acquired: 02/06/2022
Category: Gradient Monitoring Maps
Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2022)
Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT
Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT
Back to the full activation archive
