Overall Green Forest fire alert in Brazil from 22 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 29 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 1013071
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	22 Mar 2023 - 29 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	7
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5841 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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29 Mar 06:03 30 Mar 06:03

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	5247	29 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
2		0.5	0	5841	30 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , Territory of Roraima (population 226,966) . The nearest places are Normandia, and Uiramutã.

CCI Land Cover

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

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	5830 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Roraima	Brazil	230000 people
Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo	Guyana	-

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Normandia	Roraima	Brazil	City	-	46 km
Uiramutã	Roraima	Brazil	City	-	57 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
Karasabai	KRG	unknown				0	50 km
Kato	KTO	701	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4000	60 km
Monkey Mountain	MYM	unknown				0	64 km
Kurukabaru		975	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3500	65 km
Orinduik	ORJ	549	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3500	66 km
Karanambo	KRM	91	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4500	83 km
Surumu		500	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	85 km
Lethem	LTM	73	Civ.	Unpaved	No	6200	86 km
Paramakatoi	PMT	unknown				0	90 km
Annai	NAI	93	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3100	94 km

Ports

Dams

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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