Forest Fire (16573 ha) in China 04 Feb 2023

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 1011870
Countries: China
Start Date - Last detection*: 04 Feb 2023 - 10 Feb 2023
Duration (days): 6
People affected: 411 in the burned area
Burned area: 16573 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 7968 06 Feb 2023 16:10 GWIS
2 0.5 0 12360 07 Feb 2023 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 12767 08 Feb 2023 04:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 12832 09 Feb 2023 04:00 GWIS
5 0.5 411 16530 10 Feb 2023 04:00 GWIS
6 0.5 411 16573 11 Feb 2023 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in China , Province of Yunnan (population 40,970,460) . The nearest places are Yüan-chiang, Mo-chiang, Hsin-fu, Tung-kuan-shao, Chen-yüan, Chen-yuan-ku-chin, and Pao-mu-ching.

Radius Population
10 km 120000 people
5 km 53000 people
2 km 11000 people
1 km 6900 people
Burned Area <1000 people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 4142 m2 GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Yunnan China 41 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Yüan-chiang Yunnan China City - 50 km
Mo-chiang Yunnan China City - 64 km
Hsin-fu Yunnan China City - 74 km
Tung-kuan-shao Yunnan China City - 89 km
Chen-yüan Yunnan China City - 93 km
Chen-yuan-ku-chin Yunnan China City - 97 km
Pao-mu-ching Yunnan China City - 101 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Dongfeng Qu Jiang 1960 88 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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