Overall Green Forest fire alert in Australia from 20 May 2023 00:00 UTC to 01 Jun 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (11456 ha) in Australia 20 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 1014496
Countries:	Australia
Start Date - Last detection*:	20 May 2023 - 01 Jun 2023
Duration (days):	12
People affected:	19 in the burned area
Burned area:	11456 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	4	5012	28 May 2023 08:00	GWIS
2	0.5	18	6220	29 May 2023 08:00	GWIS
3	0.5	18	6956	30 May 2023 08:00	GWIS
4	0.5	18	7534	31 May 2023 08:00	GWIS
5	0.5	19	11456	18 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Australia , Territory of Northern Territory (population 161,294) . The nearest places are and Darwin.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	2600 people
5 km	1600 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	228 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	5633 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Northern Territory	Australia	160000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Darwin	Northern Territory	Australia	Major city	92000 people	54 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
Darwin International	DRW	31	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11000	54 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Darwin	AUDRW	Coral Sea Islands	55 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Manton Dam	Manton	1942	3 km
	Darwin River Dam	Darwin	1972	14 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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