Overall Green Forest fire alert in Kazakhstan from 08 Jun 2023 00:00 UTC to 16 Jun 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (57998 ha) in Kazakhstan 08 Jun 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 1014723
Countries:	Kazakhstan
Start Date - Last detection*:	08 Jun 2023 - 16 Jun 2023
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	57998 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	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	35400	09 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
2	0.5	40368	10 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
3	0.5	49676	12 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
4	0.5	56416	13 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
5	0.5	57357	14 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
6	0.5	57895	15 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
7	0.5	57998	17 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Kazakhstan , Region of Semipalatinsk (population 863,536) . The nearest places are Novaya Shulba, Semipalatinsk, Semey, Krasnyy Aul, Gornyak, and Charsk.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	22000 people
5 km	6900 people
2 km	1200 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	8588 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Semipalatinsk	Kazakhstan	860000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Novaya Shulba	Shyghys Qazaqstan	Kazakhstan	City	-	21 km
Semipalatinsk	Shyghys Qazaqstan	Kazakhstan	City	-	43 km
Semey	Shyghys Qazaqstan	Kazakhstan	City	290000 people	43 km
Krasnyy Aul	Shyghys Qazaqstan	Kazakhstan	City	-	63 km
Gornyak	Altayskiy	Russia	City	15000 people	71 km
Charsk	Shyghys Qazaqstan	Kazakhstan	City	-	104 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
Semipalatinsk	PLX	183				0	45 km
Semipalatinsk West		194				0	75 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Shulbinsk	Irtysh	n/a	22 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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