Forest Fire (7762 ha) in Argentina 07 Sep 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 1017317
Countries: Argentina
Start Date - Last detection*: 07 Sep 2023 - 21 Sep 2023
Duration (days): 14
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 7762 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 6269 16 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS
2 0.5 0 6640 17 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS
3 0.5 0 6861 18 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS
4 0.5 0 6915 19 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS
5 0.5 0 7011 20 Sep 2023 08:07 GWIS
6 0.5 0 7057 21 Sep 2023 08:09 GWIS
7 0.5 0 7762 22 Sep 2023 08:10 GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Argentina , Province of Formosa (population 412,844) .



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
Formosa Argentina 410000 people

Affected populated places

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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
Las Lomitas LLS unknown 0 44 km
Alferez Armando Rodriguez 129 0 49 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

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