Forest Fire (5194 ha) in Bolivia 25 Sep 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 1022415
Countries: Bolivia
Start Date - Last detection*: 25 Sep 2024 - 28 Sep 2024
Duration (days): 3
People affected: 8 in the burned area
Burned area: 5194 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Latest media headlines

Sudamérica superó los 139.000 incendios forestales en septiembre; la A.. 10/1/2024 4:52:00 PM.

Línea Bloomberg— Septiembre Cerró con un saldo alarmante de incendios forestales y fuentes de calor en América del Sur. Eran, al menos, 139.493 eventos registrados por el Programa ‘Quemaidas’, del Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Espac
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October 1, 2024 10/1/2024 11:57:00 AM.

La Paz, Oct 1 (Prensa Latina) Some 330 administrative proceedings for illegal burning and 94 criminal proceedings for forest fires are advancing in Bolivia, as confirmed by the director of the Authority for the Supervision and Social Contro
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WHO and Venezuela negotiate aid for Bolivia 10/1/2024 11:57:00 AM.

The representative of the Pan American Health Organization/WHO, Alma Morales, confirmed that steps will be taken for a new donation of medicines, while the Venezuelan ambassador, César Trómpiz, assured that he will look for a way to increas
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),