Overall Green Forest fire in Sudan from 08 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC to 16 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6384 ha) in Sudan 08 Jan 2026

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1026933
Countries:	Sudan
Start Date - Last detection*:	08 Jan 2026 - 19 Jan 2026
Duration (days):	11
People affected:	269 in the burned area
Burned area:	6384 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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14 Jan 16:04 15 Jan 12:07 16 Jan 12:10 17 Jan 12:08

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	191	5443	14 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
2	0.5	269	5629	15 Jan 2026 11:00	GWIS
3	0.5	269	5774	16 Jan 2026 11:00	GWIS
4	0.5	269	6384	17 Jan 2026 11:00	GWIS
5	0.5	269	6442	17 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
6	0.5	269	6470	18 Jan 2026 11:00	GWIS
7	0.5	269	6598	18 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
8	0.5	269	6600	19 Jan 2026 11:00	GWIS
9	0.5	269	10739	23 Jan 2026 19:00	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	58000 people
5 km	53000 people
2 km	44000 people
1 km	2200 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

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

Critical infrastructure

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

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