Overall Green Forest fire alert in Paraguay from 22 Jun 2024 00:00 UTC to 23 Jun 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5912 ha) in Paraguay 22 Jun 2024

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1019879
Countries:	Paraguay
Start Date - Last detection*:	22 Jun 2024 - 23 Jun 2024
Duration (days):	1
People affected:	14 in the burned area
Burned area:	5912 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	5486	23 Jun 2024 08:01	GWIS
2		0.5	14	5912	24 Jun 2024 08:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Paraguay , Department of Alto Paraguay (population 10,885) . The nearest places are and Pôrto Murtinho.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	1400 people
5 km	1200 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Alto Paraguay	Paraguay	11000 people
Mato Grosso do Sul	Brazil	1.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Pôrto Murtinho	Mato Grosso do Sul	Brazil	City	13000 people	81 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	Elevation (m)	Distance
1ro Incencio Heredia	85	15 km
Porto Murtinho	79	83 km
Bahia Negra	105	86 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Porto Murtinho		Brazil	83 km
Bahia Negra		Bolivia	96 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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