Forest Fire (6632 ha) in India 01 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 1012712
Countries: India
Start Date - Last detection*: 01 Mar 2023 - 15 Mar 2023
Duration (days): 14
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 6632 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 5555 14 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 6177 15 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 6632 16 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in India , State of Manipur (population 1,934,713) . The nearest places are Imphal, and Mawlaik.

Radius Population
10 km 230000 people
5 km 30000 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area no people

Land Cover area Source
Protected Area 1817 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Manipur India 1.9 million people
Chin State Myanmar 470000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Imphal Manipur India City 220000 people 64 km
Mawlaik Sagaing Myanmar City 44000 people 96 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
Imphal Municipal IMF 775 Civ. Paved Yes 9000 60 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Khuga Khuga 2007 8 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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