Forest Fire (15159 ha) in Sudan 11 Jan 2024

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 1019024
Countries: Sudan
Start Date - Last detection*: 11 Jan 2024 - 22 Jan 2024
Duration (days): 11
People affected: 4 in the burned area
Burned area: 15159 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score


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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 6164 13 Jan 2024 09:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 7104 14 Jan 2024 09:01 GWIS
3 0.5 0 9429 15 Jan 2024 09:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 11377 16 Jan 2024 09:01 GWIS
5 0.5 4 11763 17 Jan 2024 09:00 GWIS
6 0.5 4 12696 19 Jan 2024 09:00 GWIS
7 0.5 4 13408 20 Jan 2024 09:00 GWIS
8 0.5 4 13748 21 Jan 2024 09:00 GWIS
9 0.5 4 14277 22 Jan 2024 09:01 GWIS
10 0.5 4 15159 23 Jan 2024 09:01 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Sudan , Region of A'ali an Nil (population 1,241,526) .

Radius Population
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area <1000 people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
A'ali an Nil Sudan 1.2 million people

Affected populated places

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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
Zhoushan unknown 0 78 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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