Overall Green Forest fire alert in Paraguay from 12 Mar 2024 00:00 UTC to 17 Mar 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5028 ha) in Paraguay 12 Mar 2024

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 1019487
Countries:	Paraguay
Start Date - Last detection*:	12 Mar 2024 - 17 Mar 2024
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5028 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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17 Mar 09:15 27 Mar 10:29

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	3	5496	17 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
2		0.5	0	5028	27 Mar 2024 09:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Paraguay , Department of Presidente Hayes (population 41,154) . The nearest places are Concepcion, San Estanislao, and Horqueta.

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Presidente Hayes	Paraguay	41000 people
San Pedro	Paraguay	320000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Concepcion	Concepción	Paraguay	City	49000 people	90 km
San Estanislao	San Pedro	Paraguay	City	15000 people	96 km
Horqueta	Concepción	Paraguay	City	10000 people	99 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
Mariscal Lopez		80				0	86 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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