Overall Green Forest fire alert in Argentina from 12 May 2023 00:00 UTC to 31 May 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5039 ha) in Argentina 12 May 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 1014576
Countries:	Argentina
Start Date - Last detection*:	12 May 2023 - 31 May 2023
Duration (days):	19
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5039 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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01 Jun 12:15

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	5039	01 Jun 2023 08:00	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 La Cruz, Guaviraví, Mercedes, Alvear, Itaqui, Paso de los Libres, and Uruguaiana.

CCI Land Cover

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Corrientes	Argentina	820000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
La Cruz	Corrientes	Argentina	City	-	68 km
Guaviraví	Corrientes	Argentina	City	-	68 km
Mercedes	Corrientes	Argentina	City	30000 people	76 km
Alvear	Corrientes	Argentina	City	-	77 km
Itaqui	Rio Grande do Sul	Brazil	City	34000 people	78 km
Paso de los Libres	Corrientes	Argentina	City	-	83 km
Uruguaiana	Rio Grande do Sul	Brazil	City	120000 people	89 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
Alvear		66				0	78 km
Mercedes	MDX	107	Civ.	Paved	No	5900	78 km
Itaqui	ITQ	70	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4900	80 km
Paso de los Libres	AOL	70	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7400	80 km
Rubem Berta	URG	74	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4900	92 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Alvear		Argentina	81 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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