Overall Green Forest fire alert in Nepal from 18 Mar 2021 00:00 UTC to 20 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 1000170
Countries:	Nepal
Start Date - Last detection*:	18 Mar 2021 - 20 Apr 2021
Duration (days):	33
People affected:	245 in the burned area
Burned area:	11025 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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21 Apr 05:54

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	245	11025	21 Apr 2021 05:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Nepal , Zone of Kosi (population 1,862,478) . The nearest places are Dharan, Biratnagar, Forbesganj, Darjeeling, Kurseong, Basantpur, Siligurí, Kalimpong, Ranjganj, and Islampur.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	170000 people
5 km	87000 people
2 km	40000 people
1 km	28000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	4712 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kosi	Nepal	1.9 million people
Mechi	Nepal	1.2 million people
Sagarmatha	Nepal	1.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Dharan	Kosi	Nepal	City	-	27 km
Biratnagar	Kosi	Nepal	City	170000 people	64 km
Forbesganj	Bihar	India	City	45000 people	75 km
Darjeeling	West Bengal	India	City	-	77 km
Kurseong	West Bengal	India	City	-	79 km
Basantpur	Bihar	India	City	-	91 km
Siligurí	West Bengal	India	City	-	96 km
Kalimpong	West Bengal	India	City	44000 people	99 km
Ranjganj	Bihar	India	City	-	100 km
Islampur	West Bengal	India	City	53000 people	104 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
Taplejung	TPJ	unknown				0	44 km
Tumlingtar	TMI	518	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4000	48 km
Bhojpur	BHP	unknown				0	50 km
Biratnagar	BIR	74	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5000	57 km
Ramechap	RHP	unknown				0	64 km
Chandragadhi		91	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5000	72 km
Jogbani		59				0	75 km
Lamidanda	LDN	unknown				0	88 km
Baghdogra	IXB	126	Mil.	Paved	No	9000	89 km
Rajbiraj	RJB	76	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4200	89 km
Rumjartar	RUM	unknown				0	101 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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