Forest Fire (6035 ha) in Brazil, Paraguay 17 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 1021578
Countries: Brazil, Paraguay
Start Date - Last detection*: 17 Aug 2024 - 22 Aug 2024
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 3 in the burned area
Burned area: 6035 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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LIVE BRASILE 9 min Le fiamme mettono in ginocchio il Brasile 8/25/2024 3:33:00 PM.

BRASILIA - Si aggrava l''emergenza incendi nello stato brasiliano di San Paolo dove almeno 34 città affrontano uno stato di calamità a causa del numero senza precedenti di roghi registrato in particolare nel corso del fine settimana. Le im
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Si aggrava l''emergenza incendi, Brasile in ginocchio 8/25/2024 2:57:00 PM.

Si aggrava l''emergenza incendi nello stato brasiliano di San Paolo dove almeno 34 città affrontano uno stato di calamità a causa del numero senza precedenti di roghi registrato in particolare nel corso del fine settimana. Le immagini trasm
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Brazil''s Sao Paulo govt forms crisis cabinet to deal with wildfire 8/25/2024 11:42:00 AM.

ANKARA: The Sao Paulo state government in Brazil has formed a Crisis Cabinet to deal with wildfires that have already killed at least two people, according to media reports on Sunday. A dense grey fog has blanketed the capital Sao Paulo, on
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Wildfires rage in sugar cane fields in Brazil''s southeast 8/25/2024 8:54:00 AM.

A tree burnt by bushfires is pictured in Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo state, Brazil on August 24, 2024. (PHOTO / AP) SAO PAULO - Wildfires blazed through sugarcane fields in northern Sao Paulo state on Saturday, sending up clouds of smoke that cov
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