Overall Green Forest fire alert in China from 30 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 02 Apr 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (12379 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 1013156
Countries:	China
Start Date - Last detection*:	30 Mar 2023 - 02 Apr 2023
Duration (days):	3
People affected:	5783 in the burned area
Burned area:	12379 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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01 Apr 06:02 02 Apr 06:03 03 Apr 06:03

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5631	10814	01 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5845	11395	02 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	5783	12379	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 Didao, Jixi, Hengshan, Yilan, Jiamusi, and Bamiantong.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	230000 people
5 km	100000 people
2 km	49000 people
1 km	35000 people
Burned Area	5800 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	124184 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Heilongjiang	China	39 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Didao	Heilongjiang	China	City	110000 people	63 km
Jixi	Heilongjiang	China	City	400000 people	78 km
Hengshan	Heilongjiang	China	City	160000 people	84 km
Yilan	Heilongjiang	China	City	70000 people	85 km
Jiamusi	Heilongjiang	China	City	550000 people	102 km
Bamiantong	Heilongjiang	China	City	66000 people	107 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
Yilan	YLN	91				0	82 km
Jiamusi East	JMU	82				0	107 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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