Forest Fire (13677 ha) in Sudan 18 May 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 1014460
Countries: Sudan
Start Date - Last detection*: 18 May 2023 - 30 May 2023
Duration (days): 12
People affected: 5914 in the burned area
Burned area: 13677 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 5652 26 May 2023 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 6262 27 May 2023 08:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 8375 28 May 2023 08:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 8747 29 May 2023 08:00 GWIS
5 0.5 5914 13305 30 May 2023 08:00 GWIS
6 0.5 5914 13677 31 May 2023 08:00 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 no people
5 km no people
2 km no people
1 km no people
Burned Area 5900 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 43 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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