Overall Green Forest fire in Australia from 18 May 2023 00:00 UTC to 28 May 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5522 ha) in Australia 18 May 2023

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1014500
Countries:	Australia
Start Date - Last detection*:	18 May 2023 - 28 May 2023
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	21 in the burned area
Burned area:	5522 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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28 May 12:07

Impact Timeline

ID	Level	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	21	5522	28 May 2023 08:00	GWIS
2		0.5	28	6845	07 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	<1000 people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	<1000 people

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	49 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	51 km
Daly River	DVR	unknown				0	98 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Darwin	AUDRW	Coral Sea Islands	49 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Darwin River Dam	Darwin	1972	17 km
	Manton Dam	Manton	1942	33 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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