Forest Fire (6141 ha) in Guatemala 12 May 2024

Event summary

This forest fire can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1019735
Countries: Guatemala
Start Date - Last detection*: 12 May 2024 - 28 May 2024
Duration (days): 16
People affected: 156 in the burned area
Burned area: 6141 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Forest fire in Guatemala - EC/ECHO daily mapWed, 29 May 2024 17:50

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),