Overall Green Forest fire alert in India from 08 Apr 2023 00:00 UTC to 27 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 1013907
Countries:	India
Start Date - Last detection*:	08 Apr 2023 - 27 Apr 2023
Duration (days):	19
People affected:	98 in the burned area
Burned area:	16492 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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01 May 06:17

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	98	16492	01 May 2023 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in India , State of Orissa (population 33,375,120) . The nearest places are Bhawanipatna, Berhampur, Ichchapuram, Parlakimidi, and Mandasa.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	36000 people
5 km	19000 people
2 km	11000 people
1 km	1200 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Orissa	India	33.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Bhawanipatna	Orissa	India	City	62000 people	83 km
Berhampur	Orissa	India	City	-	102 km
Ichchapuram	Andhra Pradesh	India	City	33000 people	105 km
Parlakimidi	Andhra Pradesh	India	City	44000 people	108 km
Mandasa	Andhra Pradesh	India	City	9300 people	112 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
Utkela		207				0	90 km
Nuagaon		200				0	100 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Baruva		India	115 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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