Overall Green Forest fire alert in China from 30 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 02 Apr 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 1013141
Countries:	China
Start Date - Last detection*:	30 Mar 2023 - 02 Apr 2023
Duration (days):	3
People affected:	8999 in the burned area
Burned area:	18178 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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31 Mar 06:00 01 Apr 06:02 02 Apr 06:02 03 Apr 06:02

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	2752	5362	31 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5451	10135	01 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	6277	13739	02 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	8999	18178	03 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, Acheng, Lalin, Shuangcheng, Hulan, Binzhou, Yushu, Bayan, Zhaodong, and Lanxi.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	400000 people
5 km	150000 people
2 km	84000 people
1 km	57000 people
Burned Area	9000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	267900 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Heilongjiang	China	39 million people
Jilin	China	27.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Acheng	Heilongjiang	China	City	140000 people	17 km
Lalin	Heilongjiang	China	City	-	24 km
Harbin	Heilongjiang	China	Major city	2.7 million people	38 km
Shuangcheng	Heilongjiang	China	City	130000 people	39 km
Hulan	Heilongjiang	China	City	110000 people	63 km
Binzhou	Heilongjiang	China	City	62000 people	64 km
Yushu	Jilin	China	City	120000 people	71 km
Bayan	Heilongjiang	China	City	54000 people	85 km
Zhaodong	Heilongjiang	China	City	150000 people	95 km
Lanxi	Heilongjiang	China	City	72000 people	100 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
		137				0	20 km
Harbin / Ping Fang Tien		206				0	21 km
Harbin / Shuang Yu Shu		168				0	27 km
Harbin / Wang Kang		166				0	34 km
Harbin / Ma Chia Kou		186				0	36 km
Shuang Cheng		172				0	39 km
Harbin Yangjiagang	HRB	125	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10400	48 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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