Forest Fire (10686 ha) in Brazil 21 Aug 2024

Event summary

Forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1021658
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 21 Aug 2024 - 26 Aug 2024
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 325 in the burned area
Burned area: 10686 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (28), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),