Forest Fire (46221 ha) in India 22 Mar 2021

Event summary

This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1000205
Countries: India
Start Date - Last detection*: 22 Mar 2021 - 29 Apr 2021
Duration (days): 38
People affected: 170150 in the burned area
Burned area: 46221 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Articles: 120 | About casualties: 6 | Last hour: 0

Inde: Séisme de 3,6 sur l’échelle de Richter ressenti dans le nord-estFri, 07 May 2021 10:09:00 +0200.

Inde: Séisme de 3,6 sur l’échelle de Richter ressenti dans le nord-est Ne Delhi – Un tremblement de terre de magnitude 3,6 sur l’échelle de Richter, a frappé jeudi l’Etat indien de l’Assam (nord-est). Selon le Centre national de sismologie
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Environmental disasters across globe in April 2021Tue, 04 May 2021 11:16:00 +0200.

A host of environmental disasters, including floods in Angola, Indonesia and Australia, volcanic eruptions in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and wildfires in Turkey and South Africa as well as an avalanche in India, were reported in April.
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Environmental Disasters Across Globe In April 2021Tue, 04 May 2021 09:08:00 +0200.

A host of environmental disasters, including floods in Angola, Indonesia and Australia, volcanic eruptions in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and wildfires in Turkey and South Africa as well as an avalanche in India, were reported in April.
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L’Inde a dépassé les 20 millions de cas de COVID-19Tue, 04 May 2021 06:19:00 +0200.

(New Delhi) L’Inde a dépassé mardi les 20 millions de cas de COVID-19 depuis le début de la pandémie, selon les données officielles, alors que la maladie continue de faire des ravages dans les hôpitaux du pays. Agence France-Presse. Au cou
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), DesInventar (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),