Serbia wildfires intensify in Deliblato Sands
Fire
How the score is calculated
The score starts at 8. It adds points from recorded affected, deaths, displaced and casualty counts, plus terms found in the story title, event type or status. For each count, only its highest matching band is used.
- Affected people
- 1–999: +5 · 1,000–9,999: +12 · 10,000–99,999: +20 · 100,000–999,999: +28 · 1 million+: +35
- Deaths
- 1–9: +8 · 10–99: +14 · 100–999: +22 · 1,000+: +30
- Displaced people
- 1–9,999: +6 · 10,000–99,999: +12 · 100,000+: +18
- Casualties
- 100 or more: +8
- Story wording
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In brief
- What happenedSevere wildfires continued across Serbia's Deliblato Sands Special Nature Reserve on 24 August 2026, after affecting more than 3,500 hectares.
- Reported impactArea affected: >3,500 hectares · rescEU helicopters: 4 · Affected persons: Not reported by source
- What help is neededSerbia activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism on 21 August.
What changed
Updated verified snapshot
This record was first dated 2026-08-24 and last verified 2026-09-29.
Situation
Severe wildfires continued across Serbia's Deliblato Sands Special Nature Reserve on 24 August 2026, after affecting more than 3,500 hectares. Serbia activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism on 21 August. The European Union mobilised four rescEU helicopters based in Czechia, Romania and Slovakia, alongside ground firefighting teams from Germany and Romania. Copernicus emergency satellite mapping had been active since 8 August to support assessment and operational planning. ECHO had not published a verified affected-person total in this update.
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WorldsAid verification
A WorldsAid editor reviewed this record against 4 attributed sources, cleaned feed formatting and checked the crisis, place and reporting date. 3 human-impact figures were separated from the narrative and dated where the source allowed. Earlier observations remain in the evidence history instead of being silently overwritten.
Verified figures
- Area affected
- >3,500 hectares retained at 2026-09-29
- rescEU helicopters
- 4 retained at 2026-09-29
- Affected persons
- Not reported by source retained at 2026-09-29
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