Forest Fire (5380 ha) in Ecuador 24 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 1021831
Countries: Ecuador
Start Date - Last detection*: 24 Aug 2024 - 29 Aug 2024
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 534 in the burned area
Burned area: 5380 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Ecuadorian government allocates funds to fight forest fires 9/1/2024 5:01:00 PM.

In Quilanga, in the southern province of Loja, the emergency has not been fully controlled for more than a week and so far the flames have consumed more than 4,600 hectares, including coffee crops and pastures. Teams of the Ecuadorian and P
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Since January in Ecuador More Than 20,000 Animals Have Died in Forest .. 9/1/2024 3:35:00 AM.

More than 20,000 dead animals left behind so far the 1,994 forest fires that have occurred in 19 provinces of Ecuador since the beginning of the year, which have caused the loss of more than 18,300 hectares of vegetation. RELATED: National
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Efemérides del 1 de septiembre: ¿Qué pasó en el mundo un día como hoy? 9/1/2024 1:35:00 AM.

OTRAS EFEMÉRIDES. 1513.- El español Vasco Núñez de Balboa emprende una nueva expedición desde Santa María de la Antigua (actual Colombia) a través del istmo de Panamá , rumbo al sur, que le llevó a descubrir, el 29 de septiembre, el Océano
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Ecuador, incendi bruciano il sud del Paese: tre feriti, diverse famigl.. 8/30/2024 10:13:00 AM.

Un grave incendio boschivo nel sud dell’ Ecuador si è esteso su quasi 3.900 ettari di pineta e pascoli. Sono stati segnalati dalle autorità locali tre feriti , mentre 14 famiglie sono state evacuate nella provincia di Loja. Le squadre antin
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (28), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),