Overall Green Forest fire alert in Nepal from 11 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 17 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC

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 1012796
Countries:	Nepal
Start Date - Last detection*:	11 Mar 2023 - 17 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	6
People affected:	15 in the burned area
Burned area:	5270 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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18 Mar 06:02

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	15	5270	18 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Nepal , Zone of Mahakali (population 716,598) . The nearest places are Balma, Mehendranagar, Bilauri, Malakheti, Pilibhit, Haldwani, Malbhanguwa, Gola Gokarannath, Singahi Kalan, Bareilly, and Muhamdi.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	320000 people
5 km	45000 people
2 km	11000 people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	7 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Mahakali	Nepal	720000 people
Uttar Pradesh	India	147.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Balma	Mahakali	Nepal	City	-	7 km
Mehendranagar	Mahakali	Nepal	City	-	14 km
Bilauri	Mahakali	Nepal	City	-	18 km
Malakheti	Seti	Nepal	City	-	30 km
Pilibhit	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	130000 people	47 km
Haldwani	Uttarakhand	India	City	130000 people	77 km
Malbhanguwa	Seti	Nepal	City	-	88 km
Gola Gokarannath	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	54000 people	90 km
Singahi Kalan	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	-	91 km
Bareilly	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	590000 people	96 km
Almora	Uttarakhand	India	City	32000 people	98 km
Muhamdi	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	-	101 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
Mahendranagar	XMG	unknown				0	13 km
Dhangadhi	DHI	210	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5000	38 km
Pantnagar	PGH	233	Civ.	Paved	Yes	3600	74 km
Baitadi	BIT	unknown				0	78 km
Pithorgarh		2100				0	81 km
Silgadi Doti	SIH	unknown				0	88 km
Bareilly		172	Mil.	Paved	No	9000	89 km
Darchula	DAP	unknown				0	94 km

Ports

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Sarda Sagar	Chauba	1962	15 km
Nanak Sagar	Deoha	1962	38 km
Baigul	Baigul	1968	57 km
Haripura	Bhakra	1975	91 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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