Overall Green Forest fire alert in Argentina from 13 Oct 2021 00:00 UTC to 28 Oct 2021 00:00 UTC

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 1002733
Countries:	Argentina
Start Date - Last detection*:	13 Oct 2021 - 28 Oct 2021
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	15063 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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19 Oct 03:48 20 Oct 03:47 21 Oct 03:49 22 Oct 03:47 23 Oct 03:46 24 Oct 03:48 25 Oct 03:48 27 Oct 03:52 02 Nov 18:21

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	7577	19 Oct 2021 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	8733	20 Oct 2021 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	10085	21 Oct 2021 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	10805	22 Oct 2021 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	11094	23 Oct 2021 03:00	GWIS
6	0.5	11367	24 Oct 2021 03:00	GWIS
7	0.5	11577	25 Oct 2021 03:00	GWIS
8	0.5	12657	27 Oct 2021 03:00	GWIS
9	0.5	15063	02 Nov 2021 17:07	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Argentina , Province of La Rioja (population 228,724) . The nearest places are and Chamical.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	9800 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
La Rioja	Argentina	230000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Chamical	La Rioja	Argentina	City	-	14 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
Gobernador Gordillo		458	Civ.	Paved	No	6700	16 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Anzulon	Anzulen	1938	51 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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