Overall Green Forest fire alert in Venezuela from 28 Feb 2023 00:00 UTC to 14 Mar 2023 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 1012680
Countries:	Venezuela
Start Date - Last detection*:	28 Feb 2023 - 17 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	17
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	7321 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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12 Mar 06:08 13 Mar 06:06 15 Mar 06:11

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	6428	12 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	6762	13 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	7321	15 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	7733	16 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
5	0.5	7910	17 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
6	0.5	8146	18 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Venezuela , State of Anzoategui (population 1,046,609) . The nearest places are Ciudad Bolívar, and Ciudad Guayana.

CCI Land Cover

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Anzoategui	Venezuela	1 million people
Monagas	Venezuela	510000 people
Bolivar	Venezuela	980000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ciudad Bolívar	Bolivar	Venezuela	City	350000 people	56 km
Ciudad Guayana	Bolivar	Venezuela	City	730000 people	67 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
Morichal		83				0	37 km
Ciudad Bolivar	CBL	60	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5600	55 km
Ciudad Guayana	CGU	144	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6700	60 km
Oritupano		148				0	64 km
San Felix	SFX	unknown				0	69 km
Uverito		91				0	69 km
Temblador		32	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	78 km
Las Adjuntas		163				0	79 km
Guri		180				0	86 km
Hato Altamira		335				0	102 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Matanzas	VEMTV	Venezuela	51 km
Ciudad Bolivar	VECBL	Venezuela	54 km
Punta Cuchillo	VEPCU	Venezuela	56 km
Soledad		Venezuela	60 km
Puerto Ordaz	VEPZO	Venezuela	61 km
Palua	VEPLA	Venezuela	64 km
Ciudad Guayana	VECGU	Venezuela	65 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Caruachi Reservoir	Caruachi	Caroni	2003	63 km
	Macagua 2	Caroni	1996	66 km
Caroni	Guri	Caroni	1986	88 km

Nuclear plants

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.

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