Forest Fire (7530 ha) in Sudan 20 Mar 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 1013090
Countries: Sudan
Start Date - Last detection*: 20 Mar 2023 - 29 Mar 2023
Duration (days): 9
People affected: 120 in the burned area
Burned area: 7530 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 0.5 120 7336 29 Mar 2023 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 120 7530 30 Mar 2023 03:00 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 260000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people
1 km no 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 21 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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