Overall Green Forest fire alert in China from 08 Apr 2024 00:00 UTC to 11 Apr 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5341 ha) in China 08 Apr 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 1019524
Countries:	China
Start Date - Last detection*:	08 Apr 2024 - 13 Apr 2024
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	3123 in the burned area
Burned area:	5341 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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11 Apr 09:17

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	3123	5341	11 Apr 2024 08:01	GWIS
2	0.5	3141	5712	12 Apr 2024 08:01	GWIS
3	0.5	3684	5839	14 Apr 2024 08:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in China , Province of Heilongjiang (population 39,022,690) . The nearest places are Wangkui, Mingshui, Suihua, Renmin, Lanxi, Hailun, Baiquan, Zhaodong, and Hulan.

Radius	Population
10 km	160000 people
5 km	38000 people
2 km	17000 people
1 km	11000 people
Burned Area	3700 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Heilongjiang	China	39 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Wangkui	Heilongjiang	China	City	69000 people	10 km
Mingshui	Heilongjiang	China	City	59000 people	47 km
Suihua	Heilongjiang	China	City	250000 people	55 km
Renmin	Heilongjiang	China	City	-	71 km
Lanxi	Heilongjiang	China	City	72000 people	72 km
Hailun	Heilongjiang	China	City	110000 people	75 km
Baiquan	Heilongjiang	China	City	69000 people	80 km
Zhaodong	Heilongjiang	China	City	150000 people	98 km
Hulan	Heilongjiang	China	City	110000 people	103 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

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Nuclear plants

More information

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