Forest Fire (13160 ha) in Kazakhstan 11 Jun 2022

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 1006409
Countries: Kazakhstan
Start Date - Last detection*: 11 Jun 2022 - 20 Jun 2022
Duration (days): 9
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 13160 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 13160 21 Jun 2022 06:27 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Kazakhstan , Region of Karaganda (population 1,384,530) . The nearest places are Karkaralinsk, and Bayanaul.

Radius Population
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people
1 km no people
Burned Area no people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Karaganda Kazakhstan 1.4 million people
Pavlodar Kazakhstan 980000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Karkaralinsk Qaraghandy Kazakhstan City 8100 people 63 km
Bayanaul Pavlodar Kazakhstan City 5600 people 99 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
Karkaralinsk 762 0 62 km
Bayan Aut 457 0 97 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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