Forest Fire (6035 ha) in Paraguay 28 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 1021894
Countries: Paraguay
Start Date - Last detection*: 28 Aug 2024 - 01 Sep 2024
Duration (days): 4
People affected: 13 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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Smoke from fires in several South American countries will affect the a.. 9/2/2024 10:50:00 PM.

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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),