Overall Green Forest fire alert in China from 04 Feb 2023 00:00 UTC to 08 Feb 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5473 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 1011872
Countries:	China
Start Date - Last detection*:	04 Feb 2023 - 10 Feb 2023
Duration (days):	6
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5473 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5004	06 Feb 2023 16:10	GWIS
2	0.5	5066	07 Feb 2023 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	5473	09 Feb 2023 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	6021	10 Feb 2023 04:00	GWIS
5	0.5	6257	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, and Tung-kuan-shao.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	110000 people
5 km	21000 people
2 km	4500 people
1 km	2700 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	5130 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	-	46 km
Mo-chiang	Yunnan	China	City	-	73 km
Tung-kuan-shao	Yunnan	China	City	-	104 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	66 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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