Overall Green Forest fire alert in Nepal from 09 May 2023 00:00 UTC to 17 May 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 1014260
Countries:	Nepal
Start Date - Last detection*:	09 May 2023 - 17 May 2023
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	762 in the burned area
Burned area:	19779 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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15 May 06:02 16 May 07:05 17 May 06:05 18 May 06:05

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	779	14406	15 May 2023 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	779	16321	16 May 2023 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	779	17234	17 May 2023 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	762	19779	18 May 2023 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Nepal , Zone of Bheri (population 1,188,714) . The nearest places are Lawamjula, Jajarkot, Katti, Bahraich, Balrampur, Malbhanguwa, and Singahi Kalan.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	120000 people
5 km	44000 people
2 km	3500 people
1 km	3400 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	342 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	458 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Bheri	Nepal	1.2 million people
Rapti	Nepal	1.1 million people
Uttar Pradesh	India	147.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Lawamjula	Rapti	Nepal	City	-	38 km
Jajarkot	Bheri	Nepal	City	-	68 km
Katti	Bheri	Nepal	City	-	68 km
Bahraich	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	180000 people	71 km
Balrampur	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	72000 people	86 km
Malbhanguwa	Seti	Nepal	City	-	98 km
Singahi Kalan	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	-	99 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
Nepalgunj	KEP	165	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5000	23 km
Dang	DNP	unknown				0	42 km
Surkhet	SKH	732	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3400	53 km
Rukumkot	RUK	unknown				0	95 km
Rolpa	RPA	unknown				0	95 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Pathkhauli	Hathia Khand	n/a	86 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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