Overall Green Forest fire alert in China from 15 Mar 2024 00:00 UTC to 23 Mar 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (12486 ha) in China 15 Mar 2024

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 1019486
Countries:	China
Start Date - Last detection*:	15 Mar 2024 - 23 Mar 2024
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	5498 in the burned area
Burned area:	12486 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	5498	7745	17 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5498	9983	18 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
3	0.5	5498	11020	20 Mar 2024 09:01	GWIS
4	0.5	5498	11285	21 Mar 2024 09:01	GWIS
5	0.5	5498	12486	27 Mar 2024 09:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in China , Province of Sichuan (population 118,811,800) . The nearest places are and Mula.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	19000 people
5 km	9100 people
2 km	7700 people
1 km	7700 people
Burned Area	5500 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Sichuan	China	118.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Mula	Sichuan	China	City	-	65 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

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More information

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