Forest Fire (6427 ha) in Sudan 03 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 1010087
Countries: Sudan
Start Date - Last detection*: 03 Nov 2022 - 22 Nov 2022
Duration (days): 19
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 6427 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 0 5770 20 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 5830 21 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 6105 22 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 6427 23 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Sudan , Region of Bahr al Ghazal (population 1,353,112) . The nearest places are and Wau.

Radius Population
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area no people

Land Cover area Source
Protected Area 5639 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bahr al Ghazal Sudan 1.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Wau Western Bahr Al Ghazal Sudan City - 89 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
Wau Waw WUU 467 Civ. Unpaved No 7800 91 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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