Overall Green Forest fire alert in Sudan from 27 Nov 2022 00:00 UTC to 11 Dec 2022 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 1010308
Countries:	Sudan
Start Date - Last detection*:	27 Nov 2022 - 16 Dec 2022
Duration (days):	19
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	8164 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5286	04 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	6898	07 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	7548	08 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	8030	09 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
5	0.5	8164	12 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
6	0.5	8532	13 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
7	0.5	8759	17 Dec 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.

CCI Land Cover

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
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	-	96 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	96 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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