Overall Green Forest fire alert in Russian Federation from 26 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 29 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (8195 ha) in Russian Federation 26 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 1013025
Countries:	Russian Federation
Start Date - Last detection*:	26 Mar 2023 - 29 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	3
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	8195 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	5397	28 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	7436	29 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	8195	30 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Russian Federation , Region of Amurskaya oblast' (population 1,093,266) . The nearest places are Belogorsk, Yekaterinoslavka, Novokiyevskiy Uval, and Zavitinsk.

CCI Land Cover

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Amurskaya oblast'	Russian Federation	1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Belogorsk	Amurskaya	Russia	City	66000 people	65 km
Yekaterinoslavka	Amurskaya	Russia	City	10000 people	69 km
Novokiyevskiy Uval	Amurskaya	Russia	City	-	85 km
Zavitinsk	Amurskaya	Russia	City	13000 people	95 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	Elevation (m)	Distance
Kakhovka / Romny	207	21 km
Vozzhayevka Northeast	203	50 km
Vernoye / Orlovka	210	59 km
Pozdeyevka	219	59 km
Ukraina	174	72 km
Novokiyevskiy Uval	183	85 km
Zavitinsk Northeast	221	86 km
	229	93 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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