Forest Fire (13100 ha) in China 30 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 1013140
Countries: China
Start Date - Last detection*: 30 Mar 2023 - 01 Apr 2023
Duration (days): 2
People affected: 11522 in the burned area
Burned area: 13100 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 9596 11904 31 Mar 2023 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 11522 12950 01 Apr 2023 03:00 GWIS
3 0.5 11522 13100 02 Apr 2023 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in China , Province of Heilongjiang (population 39,022,690) . The nearest places are Harbin, Shuangcheng, Lalin, Acheng, Hulan, Zhaodong, Fengle, Changwu, Zhaozhou, Yushu, and Lanxi.

Radius Population
10 km 350000 people
5 km 120000 people
2 km 64000 people
1 km 44000 people
Burned Area 12000 people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 92378 m2 GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Heilongjiang China 39 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Shuangcheng Heilongjiang China City 130000 people 16 km
Harbin Heilongjiang China Major city 2.7 million people 44 km
Lalin Heilongjiang China City - 60 km
Acheng Heilongjiang China City 140000 people 60 km
Hulan Heilongjiang China City 110000 people 63 km
Zhaodong Heilongjiang China City 150000 people 66 km
Fengle Heilongjiang China City - 70 km
Changwu Heilongjiang China City - 75 km
Zhaozhou Heilongjiang China City 62000 people 77 km
Yushu Jilin China City 120000 people 79 km
Lanxi Heilongjiang China City 72000 people 86 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
Shuang Cheng 172 0 12 km
Harbin Yangjiagang HRB 125 Civ. Paved Yes 10400 15 km
Harbin / Wang Kang 166 0 34 km
Harbin / Ping Fang Tien 206 0 38 km
Harbin / Shuang Yu Shu 168 0 43 km
Harbin / Ma Chia Kou 186 0 46 km
137 0 59 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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