Overall Green Forest fire alert in Bolivia from 14 Nov 2022 00:00 UTC to 21 Nov 2022 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5070 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:	5070 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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21 Nov 05:03 22 Nov 05:02

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
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) .

CCI Land Cover

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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