Overall Green Forest fire alert in Nepal from 16 Mar 2021 00:00 UTC to 16 Apr 2021 00:00 UTC

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 1000095
Countries:	Nepal
Start Date - Last detection*:	16 Mar 2021 - 16 Apr 2021
Duration (days):	31
People affected:	33676 in the burned area
Burned area:	58755 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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20 Apr 12:45

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	33676	58755	20 Apr 2021 05:02	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Nepal , Zone of Bagmati (population 2,425,622) . The nearest places are Kathmandu, Patan, Shikarpur, Bhaktapur, Birganj, Bagaha, Bettiah, Pokhara, Padrauna, Motihari, and Malangwa.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	930000 people
5 km	560000 people
2 km	240000 people
1 km	150000 people
Burned Area	34000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	5548 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	65 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Bagmati	Nepal	2.4 million people
Narayani	Nepal	2 million people
Gandaki	Nepal	1.4 million people
Lumbini	Nepal	2.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kathmandu	Bagmati	Nepal	Capital	780000 people	57 km
Patan	Bagmati	Nepal	City	-	58 km
Shikarpur	Bihar	India	City	-	66 km
Bhaktapur	Bagmati	Nepal	City	76000 people	68 km
Birganj	Narayani	Nepal	City	110000 people	71 km
Bagaha	Bihar	India	City	100000 people	89 km
Bettiah	Bihar	India	City	130000 people	97 km
Pokhara	Gandaki	Nepal	City	160000 people	102 km
Padrauna	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	47000 people	112 km
Motihari	Bihar	India	City	100000 people	112 km
Malangwa	Janakpur	Nepal	City	20000 people	119 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
Bharatpur	BHR	183	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3800	31 km
Gorkha	GKH	457	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3600	51 km
Meghauli	MEY	183	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3500	51 km
Simara	SIF	137	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4000	59 km
Tribhuvan International	KTM	1347	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10000	61 km
Mountain	MWP	unknown				0	70 km
Raxaul		79	Civ.	Paved	No	3600	76 km
Pokhara	PKR	824	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4700	96 km
Chaurjhari	HRJ	unknown				0	97 km
Baglung	BGL	unknown				0	123 km
Bhairawa	BWA	109	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5000	132 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Kulekhani	Kulekhani	1982	41 km

Nuclear plants

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.

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