Overall Green Forest fire alert in Spain from 29 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 31 Mar 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 1013157
Countries:	Spain
Start Date - Last detection*:	29 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	2
People affected:	2402 in the burned area
Burned area:	9040 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

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	2402	9040	01 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Spain , Autonomous Community of Asturias (population 1,139,435) . The nearest places are Oviedo, Gijón, Luarca, Pravia, Grado, Piedras Blancas, Avilés, Nubledo, Luanco, Candás, and Ponferrada.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	18000 people
5 km	12000 people
2 km	8800 people
1 km	5800 people
Burned Area	2400 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	33022 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	105 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Asturias	Spain	1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Luarca	Asturias	Spain	City	-	6 km
Pravia	Asturias	Spain	City	9000 people	31 km
Grado	Asturias	Spain	City	11000 people	37 km
Piedras Blancas	Asturias	Spain	City	-	43 km
Avilés	Asturias	Spain	City	81000 people	47 km
Nubledo	Asturias	Spain	City	-	51 km
Oviedo	Asturias	Spain	Major city	210000 people	55 km
Luanco	Asturias	Spain	City	-	59 km
Candás	Asturias	Spain	City	-	60 km
Villablino	Castilla y León	Spain	City	12000 people	63 km
Mieres	Asturias	Spain	City	45000 people	65 km
Pola de Lena	Asturias	Spain	City	-	66 km
Gijón	Asturias	Spain	Major city	260000 people	68 km
Pola de Siero	Asturias	Spain	City	-	69 km
Langreo	Asturias	Spain	City	46000 people	71 km
Cabañaquinta	Asturias	Spain	City	-	80 km
Pola de Laviana	Asturias	Spain	City	-	81 km
Bembibre	Castilla y León	Spain	City	9600 people	98 km
Ponferrada	Castilla y León	Spain	City	65000 people	105 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
Asturias	OVD	127	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7200	38 km
De la Morgal		165				0	55 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Luarca		Spain	5 km
Navia		Spain	19 km
San Esteban		Spain	35 km
Tapia		Spain	35 km
Ribadeo	ESRIB	Spain	43 km
Aviles	ESAVS	Spain	46 km
Foz		Spain	62 km
Musel	ESMUS	Spain	66 km
Gijon	ESGIJ	Spain	67 km
Burela		Spain	68 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Arbon	Navia	1967	18 km
Doiras	Navia	1934	29 km
Salime	Navia	1956	41 km
Matalavilla	Valseco	1967	73 km
Barrios de Luna	Orbigo-Luna	1956	88 km
Barcena	Sil	1960	102 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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