Overall Green Forest fire alert in China from 12 Mar 2024 00:00 UTC to 15 Mar 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (19594 ha) in China 12 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 1019469
Countries:	China
Start Date - Last detection*:	12 Mar 2024 - 15 Mar 2024
Duration (days):	3
People affected:	3549 in the burned area
Burned area:	19594 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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15 Mar 09:16 16 Mar 09:17 27 Mar 10:30

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	4287	26772	15 Mar 2024 09:01	GWIS
2	0.5	4958	27414	16 Mar 2024 09:01	GWIS
3	0.5	3549	19594	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 Jilin (population 27,325,100) . The nearest places are Dongping, Tailai, Zhenlai, Dalai, and Angangxi.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	61000 people
5 km	32000 people
2 km	23000 people
1 km	16000 people
Burned Area	3500 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Jilin	China	27.3 million people
Heilongjiang	China	39 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Dongping	Jilin	China	City	-	44 km
Tailai	Heilongjiang	China	City	65000 people	45 km
Zhenlai	Jilin	China	City	67000 people	59 km
Dalai	Jilin	China	City	-	77 km
Angangxi	Heilongjiang	China	City	58000 people	114 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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