Forest Fire (17115 ha) in China 06 Nov 2022

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 1009742
Countries: China
Start Date - Last detection*: 06 Nov 2022 - 10 Nov 2022
Duration (days): 4
People affected: 9041 in the burned area
Burned area: 17115 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 9041 17115 15 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in China , Province of Heilongjiang (population 39,022,690) . The nearest places are Daqing, Renmin, Anda, Longfeng, Lanxi, Wangkui, Mingshui, Zhaodong, Changwu, Honggang, and Baiquan.

Radius Population
10 km 100000 people
5 km 64000 people
2 km 30000 people
1 km 23000 people
Burned Area 9000 people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 101384 m2 GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Heilongjiang China 39 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Renmin Heilongjiang China City - 15 km
Anda Heilongjiang China City 180000 people 41 km
Longfeng Heilongjiang China City 150000 people 48 km
Daqing Heilongjiang China Major city 1 million people 55 km
Lanxi Heilongjiang China City 72000 people 59 km
Wangkui Heilongjiang China City 69000 people 61 km
Mingshui Heilongjiang China City 59000 people 62 km
Zhaodong Heilongjiang China City 150000 people 65 km
Changwu Heilongjiang China City - 69 km
Honggang Heilongjiang China City 150000 people 69 km
Fengle Heilongjiang China City - 99 km
Zhaozhou Heilongjiang China City 62000 people 109 km
Baiquan Heilongjiang China City 69000 people 111 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

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