Forest Fire (6984 ha) in Sudan 08 Jan 2023

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 1011547
Countries: Sudan
Start Date - Last detection*: 08 Jan 2023 - 23 Jan 2023
Duration (days): 15
People affected: 252 in the burned area
Burned area: 6984 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 0.5 252 5042 22 Jan 2023 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 252 6789 23 Jan 2023 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 252 6984 24 Jan 2023 04:00 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 7100 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area <1000 people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 266 m2 GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
A'ali an Nil Sudan 1.2 million people
Bahr al Ghazal Sudan 1.4 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

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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