Forest Fire (6889 ha) in India 06 Mar 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 1012648
Countries: India
Start Date - Last detection*: 06 Mar 2023 - 14 Mar 2023
Duration (days): 8
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 6889 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 5391 11 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 6351 12 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 6466 13 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 6889 15 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in India , State of Maharashtra (population 83,403,940) .

Radius Population
10 km 8000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people
1 km no people
Burned Area no people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Maharashtra India 83.4 million people
Madhya Pradesh India 70 million people
Andhra Pradesh India 70.3 million people

Affected populated places

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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
Ramagundam RMD unknown 0 79 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Ramappa Manair 1919 84 km
Lakhnavaram Lakhnavaram 1909 91 km

Nuclear plants

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