Overall Green Forest fire alert in Argentina from 12 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 15 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 1012716
Countries:	Argentina
Start Date - Last detection*:	12 Mar 2023 - 15 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	3
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5830 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	5741	15 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
2		0.5	0	5830	16 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Argentina , Province of Corrientes (population 824,411) . The nearest places are Coronel Bogado, and Posadas.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	20000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	5418 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Corrientes	Argentina	820000 people
Misiones	Paraguay	110000 people
Itapua	Paraguay	410000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Coronel Bogado	Itapúa	Paraguay	City	9800 people	77 km
Posadas	Misiones	Argentina	City	310000 people	92 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
Ayolas	AYO	68				0	35 km
Posadas	PSS	131	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7300	87 km
Encarnacion Alarcon	ENO	85				0	95 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Posadas	ARPSS	Argentina	94 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Aperea	Yacyreta	Parana	1994	34 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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