Overall Green Forest fire in Ethiopia from 15 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC to 20 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5028 ha) in Ethiopia 15 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 1027076
Countries:	Ethiopia
Start Date - Last detection*:	15 Jan 2026 - 20 Jan 2026
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5028 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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30 Jan 20:20

Impact Timeline

ID	Level	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	5028	30 Jan 2026 19:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Ethiopia , Administrative Region of Welega (population 3,303,636) .

Radius	Population
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	no people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Welega	Ethiopia	3.3 million people
A'ali an Nil	Sudan	1.2 million people
Al Wusta	Sudan	1.6 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
Beica	BEI	1649	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4300	39 km
Asosa	ASO	1554	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	96 km

Ports

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More information

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