Overall Green Forest fire alert in India from 19 May 2023 00:00 UTC to 25 May 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6547 ha) in India 19 May 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 1014456
Countries:	India
Start Date - Last detection*:	19 May 2023 - 26 May 2023
Duration (days):	7
People affected:	5820 in the burned area
Burned area:	6547 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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26 May 07:05

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	5820	6547	26 May 2023 03:00	GWIS
2		0.5	5517	10016	27 May 2023 08:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in India , State of Madhya Pradesh (population 70,045,940) . The nearest places are Raipur, Dhamtari, Durg, Kanker, Bhatapara, and Raj Nandgaon.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	490000 people
5 km	320000 people
2 km	92000 people
1 km	60000 people
Burned Area	5500 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	8474 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Madhya Pradesh	India	70 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Raipur	Chhattisgarh	India	City	670000 people	48 km
Dhamtari	Chhattisgarh	India	City	86000 people	50 km
Durg	Chhattisgarh	India	City	250000 people	68 km
Kanker	Chhattisgarh	India	City	25000 people	88 km
Bhatapara	Chhattisgarh	India	City	50000 people	89 km
Raj Nandgaon	Chhattisgarh	India	City	-	98 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
Raipur	RPR	318	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6400	36 km
Nawapara		322				0	58 km
Bhilai		297				0	73 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Mahanadi	Mahanadi	1978	24 km
	Kodar	Kodar Nalla	1981	37 km
Murumsilli	Murumsilli	Silliyari	1923	54 km
	Upper Jonk	Jonk	n/a	54 km
Ravishankar Sagar	Ravishankar Sagar	Mahanadi	1979	55 km
	Sikasar	Local Nalla	1977	59 km
Kumhari Reservoir	Kumhari	Banjari Nalla	1927	62 km
	Khapri	Local Nalla	1909	63 km
	Maroda Tank	Local Nalla	1991	68 km
	Dudhawa	Mahanadi	1963	73 km
	Sondur	Local Nalla	1988	80 km
	Tandula	Tandula	1923	84 km
	Kharkhara Tank	Kharikhara	1967	90 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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