Forest Fire (10418 ha) in Brazil 28 Jul 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 1020481
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 28 Jul 2024 - 06 Aug 2024
Duration (days): 9
People affected: 18 in the burned area
Burned area: 10418 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),