Overall Green Forest fire alert in China from 10 Apr 2024 00:00 UTC to 11 Apr 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6334 ha) in China 10 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 1019522
Countries:	China
Start Date - Last detection*:	10 Apr 2024 - 13 Apr 2024
Duration (days):	3
People affected:	9737 in the burned area
Burned area:	6334 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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11 Apr 09:16 12 Apr 08:15

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	9594	6122	11 Apr 2024 08:01	GWIS
2	0.5	9737	6334	12 Apr 2024 08:01	GWIS
3	0.5	9737	6331	13 Apr 2024 08:00	GWIS
4	0.5	9936	6623	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 Daqing, Anda, Changwu, Longfeng, Renmin, Honggang, Zhaodong, Fengle, Zhaozhou, and Lanxi.

Radius	Population
10 km	300000 people
5 km	53000 people
2 km	25000 people
1 km	19000 people
Burned Area	9900 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Heilongjiang	China	39 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Anda	Heilongjiang	China	City	180000 people	14 km
Changwu	Heilongjiang	China	City	-	35 km
Longfeng	Heilongjiang	China	City	150000 people	35 km
Renmin	Heilongjiang	China	City	-	39 km
Daqing	Heilongjiang	China	Major city	1 million people	44 km
Honggang	Heilongjiang	China	City	150000 people	44 km
Zhaodong	Heilongjiang	China	City	150000 people	53 km
Fengle	Heilongjiang	China	City	-	58 km
Zhaozhou	Heilongjiang	China	City	62000 people	66 km
Lanxi	Heilongjiang	China	City	72000 people	69 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

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Nuclear plants

More information

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