Forest Fire (7200 ha) in Brazil 31 Aug 2024

Event summary

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

GDACS ID WF 1021954
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 31 Aug 2024 - 05 Sep 2024
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 21 in the burned area
Burned area: 7200 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Animals flee huge wildfire in Bolivia as national emergency declared 9/8/2024 2:51:00 PM.

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Amazon Rainforest in Peril: A Record Surge in Wildfires Sparks Urgent .. 9/8/2024 11:25:00 AM.

According to measurements from the Electronic Environmental Surveillance System (Selva) of the Amazonas State University, in eight areas of the city of Manaus, where two million people live, the air quality was “poor” and in another seven,
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Bolivia declares national emergency due to forest fires 9/8/2024 6:15:00 AM.

LA PAZ, (Reuters) – Bolivia declared a national emergency due to raging forest fires the country’s defense ministry announced yesterday. In a press conference, defense minister Edmundo Novillo said the national emergency would allow the cou
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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),