Forest Fire (10359 ha) in Brazil 29 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 1022537
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 29 Sep 2024 - 04 Oct 2024
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 49 in the burned area
Burned area: 10359 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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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),