Overall Green Forest fire alert in Russian Federation from 20 May 2024 00:00 UTC to 26 May 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (16984 ha) in Russian Federation 20 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 1019786
Countries:	Russian Federation
Start Date - Last detection*:	20 May 2024 - 26 May 2024
Duration (days):	6
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	16984 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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26 May 09:01 27 May 09:02

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	11889	26 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
2		0.5	0	16984	27 May 2024 08:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Russian Federation , Region of Amurskaya oblast' (population 1,093,266) . The nearest places are Ushumun, Tygda, Sivaki, Daktuy, Ovsyanka, and Zeya.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Amurskaya oblast'	Russian Federation	1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ushumun	Amurskaya	Russia	City	2800 people	35 km
Tygda	Amurskaya	Russia	City	3500 people	37 km
Sivaki	Amurskaya	Russia	City	2500 people	45 km
Daktuy	Amurskaya	Russia	City	-	58 km
Ovsyanka	Amurskaya	Russia	City	3600 people	61 km
Zeya	Amurskaya	Russia	City	27000 people	82 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Zeya Southwest		282				0	75 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Zeyskoye	Zeya	Zeya	1978	88 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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