Overall Green Forest fire alert in Russian Federation from 02 May 2021 00:00 UTC to 10 May 2021 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (15169 ha) in Russian Federation 02 May 2021

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1000347
Countries:	Russian Federation
Start Date - Last detection*:	02 May 2021 - 10 May 2021
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	111 in the burned area
Burned area:	15169 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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21 May 10:56

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	111	15169	21 May 2021 09:19	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Russian Federation , Region of Novosibirskaya oblast' (population 2,860,336) . The nearest places are Kargat, Chulym, and Kochki.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	15000 people
5 km	10000 people
2 km	3000 people
1 km	1200 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	11590 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Novosibirskaya oblast'	Russian Federation	2.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kargat	Novosibirskaya	Russia	City	11000 people	13 km
Chulym	Novosibirskaya	Russia	City	12000 people	57 km
Kochki	Novosibirskaya	Russia	City	4100 people	108 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Kochki		229				0	106 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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