Overall Green Forest fire alert in China from 31 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 04 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 1013144
Countries:	China
Start Date - Last detection*:	31 Mar 2023 - 04 Apr 2023
Duration (days):	4
People affected:	8297 in the burned area
Burned area:	7911 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	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	8302	6976	01 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	8297	7484	02 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	8297	7726	03 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	8297	7911	05 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 Baiquan, Hailun, Mingshui, Wangkui, Shangji, and Beian.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	100000 people
5 km	54000 people
2 km	31000 people
1 km	20000 people
Burned Area	8300 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	75088 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Heilongjiang	China	39 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Baiquan	Heilongjiang	China	City	69000 people	30 km
Hailun	Heilongjiang	China	City	110000 people	38 km
Mingshui	Heilongjiang	China	City	59000 people	55 km
Wangkui	Heilongjiang	China	City	69000 people	74 km
Shangji	Heilongjiang	China	City	-	77 km
Beian	Heilongjiang	China	City	150000 people	82 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

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More information

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