Forest Fire (5044 ha) in Bolivia 14 Nov 2022

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 1010095
Countries: Bolivia
Start Date - Last detection*: 14 Nov 2022 - 21 Nov 2022
Duration (days): 7
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 5044 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 5044 21 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 5070 22 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Bolivia , Department of El Beni (population 264,208) .

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


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
El Beni Bolivia 260000 people

Affected populated places

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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
San Ramon SRD 140 Civ. Unpaved No 4900 32 km
Magdalena MGD 141 Civ. Unpaved Yes 4500 39 km
San Joaquin SJB 140 Civ. Unpaved No 6500 41 km
Huacaraje BVK unknown 0 76 km
Baures BVL unknown 0 94 km
Forte Principe da Beira 180 Mil. Unpaved No 5900 102 km
Costa Marques 2 CQS 169 Civ. Paved No 4900 103 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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