Fires Ravage Argentina
Fire
How the score is calculated
The score starts at 8. It adds points from recorded affected, deaths, displaced and casualty counts, plus terms found in the story title, event type or status. For each count, only its highest matching band is used.
- Affected people
- 1–999: +5 · 1,000–9,999: +12 · 10,000–99,999: +20 · 100,000–999,999: +28 · 1 million+: +35
- Deaths
- 1–9: +8 · 10–99: +14 · 100–999: +22 · 1,000+: +30
- Displaced people
- 1–9,999: +6 · 10,000–99,999: +12 · 100,000+: +18
- Casualties
- 100 or more: +8
- Story wording
- +10 for terms such as catastrophe, famine, war, conflict, major earthquake, mass casualty or critical. Otherwise, +5 for active, ongoing, emergency, outbreak, cyclone or hurricane.
Score bands: Watch 0–24 · Moderate 25–49 · High 50–74 · Critical 75–100. Scores are capped at 100. Missing or unparseable figures add no points.
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In brief
- What happenedSeveral wildfires are burning across Córdoba Province (northern Argentina), resulting in fatalities.
- How many affectedThe cited sources do not yet provide a reliable affected-person total.
- What help is neededResponse priorities should be confirmed in the linked source reports as needs change.
What changed
First retained snapshot
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Situation
Several wildfires are burning across Córdoba Province (northern Argentina), resulting in fatalities. According to media reports, at least three people died due to wildfires. National authorities report that one wildfire event in Rio Seco Department has been controlled, while two wildfires are currently active in Tulumb
WorldsAid verification
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Provenance
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