Forest Fire (18036 ha) in Canada 23 Jun 2024

Event summary

Forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1020006
Countries: Canada
Start Date - Last detection*: 23 Jun 2024 - 04 Jul 2024
Duration (days): 11
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 18036 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Latest media headlines

Thousands evacuated in Canada over wildfire 7/13/2024 10:00:00 PM.

Around 9,000 people have been evacuated in northeastern Canada because of raging wildfires, officials said Saturday. Residents of the towns of Labrador City and Wabush in Newfoundland and Labrador province were ordered to leave their homes,
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Un mega incendio fuori controllo fa evacuare 9mila persone in Canada 7/13/2024 8:17:00 PM.

AGI - Un incendio boschivo considerato "fuori controllo" e alimentato da forti venti ha portato all'evacuazione di oltre 9.000 persone nel Canada nord-orientale da ieri sera. Ai residenti di Labrador City e Wabush, nella provincia di Terran
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Incendios forestales en Canadá: El fuego ‘cerca’ la ciudad de Fort McM.. 7/11/2024 8:02:00 PM.

En Alberta, Canadá, hay una fuerte serie de incendios forestales. (Bloomberg) Por Bloomberg / Robert Tuttle julio 11, 2024 | 11:54 am hrs Un anillo de incendios forestales ha estallado alrededor de la capital no oficial de las arenas petrol
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Heat warnings issued for areas of northwestern Ontario with hot temper.. 7/11/2024 7:36:00 PM.

Environment Canada is warning of a multi-day heat event in parts of northwestern Ontario that's expected to stretch into the weekend. The agency issued heat warnings early Thursday for much of the western part of the region, including Kenor
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (28), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),