Forest Fire (5023 ha) in Sudan 15 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 1010204
Countries: Sudan
Start Date - Last detection*: 15 Nov 2022 - 03 Dec 2022
Duration (days): 18
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 5023 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 5023 27 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 5697 28 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 6678 29 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 6858 30 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 13315 03 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
6 0.5 0 14364 04 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Sudan , Region of Kurdufan (population 3,093,294) . The nearest places are and Kaduqli.

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


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Kurdufan Sudan 3.1 million people
A'ali an Nil Sudan 1.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kaduqli Southern Kordofan Sudan City 81000 people 77 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

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Ports

Dams

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More information

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