Overall Green Forest fire alert in Nepal from 09 Apr 2023 00:00 UTC to 28 Apr 2023 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 1013615
Countries:	Nepal
Start Date - Last detection*:	09 Apr 2023 - 28 Apr 2023
Duration (days):	19
People affected:	12027 in the burned area
Burned area:	21580 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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19 Apr 06:01 20 Apr 06:03 21 Apr 06:04 22 Apr 06:05 23 Apr 06:06 24 Apr 06:07 27 Apr 06:06 28 Apr 06:08 29 Apr 06:08

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	3441	6570	19 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	6488	12135	20 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	6532	12813	21 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	6554	15727	22 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	6588	18913	23 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
6	0.5	6588	19020	24 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
7	0.5	6588	19822	27 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
8	0.5	12027	21379	28 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
9	0.5	12027	21580	29 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Nepal , Zone of Rapti (population 1,128,149) . The nearest places are Lawamjula, Balrampur, Mehndawal, and Jajarkot.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	190000 people
5 km	110000 people
2 km	47000 people
1 km	40000 people
Burned Area	12000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	342 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Rapti	Nepal	1.1 million people
Lumbini	Nepal	2.2 million people
Uttar Pradesh	India	147.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Lawamjula	Rapti	Nepal	City	-	73 km
Balrampur	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	72000 people	80 km
Mehndawal	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	25000 people	106 km
Jajarkot	Bheri	Nepal	City	-	106 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
Dang	DNP	unknown				0	55 km
Bhairawa	BWA	109	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5000	73 km
Rolpa	RPA	unknown				0	91 km
Baglung	BGL	unknown				0	91 km
Chaurjhari	HRJ	unknown				0	102 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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