Forest Fire (11701 ha) in Australia 18 Aug 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 1021577
Countries: Australia
Start Date - Last detection*: 18 Aug 2024 - 23 Aug 2024
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 11701 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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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),