Overall Green Forest fire alert in Nepal from 04 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 15 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (12358 ha) in Nepal 04 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 1012730
Countries:	Nepal
Start Date - Last detection*:	04 Mar 2023 - 15 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	11
People affected:	1017 in the burned area
Burned area:	12358 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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15 Mar 06:05 16 Mar 06:06

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	1017	5056	15 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
2		0.5	1017	12358	16 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Nepal , Zone of Narayani (population 2,016,677) . The nearest places are Kathmandu, Birganj, Shikarpur, Patan, Bettiah, Bhaktapur, Motihari, Malangwa, Bagaha, and Sitamarhi.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	270000 people
5 km	89000 people
2 km	38000 people
1 km	26000 people
Burned Area	1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	152 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	9616 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Narayani	Nepal	2 million people
Bihar	India	91.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Birganj	Narayani	Nepal	City	110000 people	28 km
Shikarpur	Bihar	India	City	-	47 km
Patan	Bagmati	Nepal	City	-	62 km
Kathmandu	Bagmati	Nepal	Capital	780000 people	63 km
Bettiah	Bihar	India	City	130000 people	65 km
Bhaktapur	Bagmati	Nepal	City	76000 people	69 km
Motihari	Bihar	India	City	100000 people	70 km
Malangwa	Janakpur	Nepal	City	20000 people	80 km
Bagaha	Bihar	India	City	100000 people	82 km
Sitamarhi	Bihar	India	City	57000 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
Simara	SIF	137	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4000	15 km
Raxaul		79	Civ.	Paved	No	3600	34 km
Bharatpur	BHR	183	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3800	64 km
Tribhuvan International	KTM	1347	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10000	66 km
Meghauli	MEY	183	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3500	74 km
Mountain	MWP	unknown				0	91 km
Gorkha	GKH	457	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3600	95 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Kulekhani	Kulekhani	1982	44 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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