Overall Green Forest fire alert in Russian Federation from 16 May 2024 00:00 UTC to 27 May 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (21413 ha) in Russian Federation 16 May 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 1019733
Countries:	Russian Federation
Start Date - Last detection*:	16 May 2024 - 27 May 2024
Duration (days):	11
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	21413 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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18 May 09:00 19 May 09:00 20 May 09:00 21 May 09:02 23 May 09:03 24 May 09:03 25 May 09:03 26 May 09:04 27 May 09:04 28 May 10:04

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	8756	18 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
2	0.5	10466	19 May 2024 08:00	GWIS
3	0.5	11840	20 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
4	0.5	16378	21 May 2024 08:00	GWIS
5	0.5	17731	23 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
6	0.5	19225	24 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
7	0.5	20760	25 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
8	0.5	21179	26 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
9	0.5	21363	27 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
10	0.5	21413	28 May 2024 09:04	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Russian Federation , Region of Chitinskaya oblast'. The nearest places are Karymskoye, Pervomayskiy, Vershino-Darasunskiy, and Olovyannaya.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	2000 people
5 km	1900 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Chitinskaya oblast'	Russian Federation	-
Aginskiy Buryatskiy avtonomnyy okrug	Russian Federation	-

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Karymskoye	Chitinskaya	Russia	City	12000 people	38 km
Pervomayskiy	Chitinskaya	Russia	City	12000 people	51 km
Vershino-Darasunskiy	Chitinskaya	Russia	City	6300 people	88 km
Olovyannaya	Chitinskaya	Russia	City	8200 people	95 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name	Elevation (m)	Distance
Pervomayskiy-Ingoda	651	55 km
Aginskoye	649	71 km
Karaksar	625	81 km
Olovyannaya	640	83 km
Vershino-Darasunskiy	792	90 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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