Forest Fire (6394 ha) in Paraguay 13 May 2023

Event summary

This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1014447
Countries: Paraguay
Start Date - Last detection*: 13 May 2023 - 27 May 2023
Duration (days): 14
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 6394 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Indigenous communities in Argentina’s Chaco fear another heavy fire se ... 2023-05-23T02:57+0200.

“We couldn’t see the sun for a whole month because of the clouds of smoke. For an entire month, between October and November (2022), we didn’t see the sun,” said David Sarapura, from the Indigenous Kolla Tinkunaku community in Argentina. “I
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),