Overall Green Forest fire alert in Nicaragua from 06 Apr 2024 00:00 UTC to 13 Apr 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (12963 ha) in Nicaragua 06 Apr 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 1019528
Countries:	Nicaragua
Start Date - Last detection*:	06 Apr 2024 - 13 Apr 2024
Duration (days):	7
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	12963 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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11 Apr 09:18 12 Apr 08:17 13 Apr 08:18

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	10046	11 Apr 2024 08:01	GWIS
2	0.5	10655	12 Apr 2024 08:01	GWIS
3	0.5	12963	13 Apr 2024 08:00	GWIS
4	0.5	13222	14 Apr 2024 08:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Nicaragua , Department of Zelaya (population 331,710) . The nearest places are and Puerto Cabezas.

Radius	Population
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Zelaya	Nicaragua	330000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Puerto Cabezas	Atlántico Norte	Nicaragua	City	34000 people	69 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Siuna	SIU	unknown				0	63 km
Puerto Cabezas	PUZ	16	Civ.	Paved	No	8200	71 km
Rosita	RFS	63				0	77 km
Bonanza San Pedro	BZA	unknown				0	99 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Puerto Isabel		Nicaragua	31 km
Puerto Cabezas	NIPUZ	Nicaragua	68 km
Man O'War Cays		Nicaragua	73 km
Tuapi		Nicaragua	82 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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