Forest Fire (8788 ha) in Venezuela 12 Mar 2023

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 1012772
Countries: Venezuela
Start Date - Last detection*: 12 Mar 2023 - 17 Mar 2023
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 8788 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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17 Mar 06:0218 Mar 06:02

Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 6917 17 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 8788 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 Guarico (population 533,396) . The nearest places are Caracas, San Juan de los Morros, Ocumare del Tuy, Altagracia de Orituco, Charallave, Villa de Cura, Santa Teresa, La Victoria, Los Teques, Cagua, and El Limón.

Radius Population
10 km 14000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area no people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Guarico Venezuela 530000 people
Aragua Venezuela 1.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
San Juan de los Morros Guarico Venezuela City 88000 people 53 km
Ocumare del Tuy Miranda Venezuela City 170000 people 60 km
Altagracia de Orituco Guarico Venezuela City 40000 people 71 km
Charallave Miranda Venezuela City 130000 people 71 km
Villa de Cura Aragua Venezuela City 76000 people 73 km
Santa Teresa Miranda Venezuela City 270000 people 77 km
La Victoria Aragua Venezuela City 86000 people 79 km
Los Teques Miranda Venezuela City 170000 people 82 km
Cagua Aragua Venezuela City 120000 people 82 km
Belén Carabobo Venezuela City - 88 km
Calabozo Guarico Venezuela City 120000 people 90 km
Caracas Distrito Federal Venezuela Capital 1.8 million people 98 km
Maracay Aragua Venezuela City 390000 people 98 km
Caucagua Miranda Venezuela City - 100 km
Güigüe Carabobo Venezuela City 64000 people 102 km
El Limón Carabobo Venezuela City 160000 people 105 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
Captain Manuel Rios Airbase 198 0 27 km
El Flagelo 202 0 47 km
Lechozo 160 0 47 km
San Juan de los Morros 428 Civ. Paved No 4400 55 km
Metropolitano 175 Civ. Paved No 4600 62 km
Caujarote 122 0 75 km
Oscar Machado Zuloaga 654 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 77 km
Los Siete Samanes 120 0 82 km
El Palmar 474 0 83 km
Roblecito 140 0 86 km
Calabozo CLZ 100 Civ. Paved No 4700 90 km
El Libertador AB 442 Mil. Paved No 10400 90 km
Gen Francisco de Miranda AB 835 Civ. Paved No 5900 98 km
Maracay MYC unknown 0 99 km
Montichiari 408 Civ. Paved No 7000 102 km
La Guaira LAG unknown 0 103 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Camatagua Guarico 1968 24 km
Lagartijo Lagartijo 1962 71 km
Tiznados Tiznados 1983 71 km
Guanapito Orituco 1963 72 km
Guarico Guarico Guarico 1957 86 km
Taguaza Taguaza 1998 87 km

Nuclear plants

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