Overall Green Forest fire alert in Venezuela from 18 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 29 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (8330 ha) in Venezuela 18 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 1012955
Countries:	Venezuela
Start Date - Last detection*:	18 Mar 2023 - 29 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	11
People affected:	338 in the burned area
Burned area:	8330 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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26 Mar 06:06 29 Mar 06:12 30 Mar 06:10

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	338	8206	26 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	338	8259	29 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	338	8330	30 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Venezuela , State of Portuguesa (population 629,254) . The nearest places are Villa Bruzual, Píritu, Acarigua, San Carlos, and Guanare.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	1200 people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Portuguesa	Venezuela	630000 people
Cojedes	Venezuela	200000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Villa Bruzual	Portuguesa	Venezuela	City	28000 people	64 km
Píritu	Portuguesa	Venezuela	City	-	73 km
Acarigua	Portuguesa	Venezuela	City	140000 people	91 km
San Carlos	Cojedes	Venezuela	City	77000 people	97 km
Guanare	Portuguesa	Venezuela	City	110000 people	102 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
Turen		159				0	56 km
Mata Oscura		60				0	62 km
Mata de Barbara		80				0	63 km
Portuguesa		72				0	75 km
La Trinidad		46				0	79 km
San Francisco		76				0	85 km
La Batalla		410				0	86 km
Algodonal		175				0	90 km
Acarigua	AGV	195	Civ.	Paved	No	5900	91 km
Hato Laguna Del Junco		90				0	92 km
Las Majaguas		242				0	93 km
Santa Rosa de Guanare		130				0	96 km
San Carlos		156	Civ.	Paved	No	4100	96 km
El Saman		110				0	100 km
Garza		125				0	101 km
Guanare	GUQ	185	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5900	102 km
El Pardillero		117				0	104 km
Santa Rosa de Barinas		108				0	106 km
El Milagro		80				0	107 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Las Majaguas	Cojedes-Sarare	1963	94 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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