Overall Green Forest fire in Sudan from 17 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC to 01 Feb 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (10232 ha) in Sudan 17 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 1027121
Countries:	Sudan
Start Date - Last detection*:	17 Jan 2026 - 01 Feb 2026
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	10232 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5821	23 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
2	0.5	6129	24 Jan 2026 11:00	GWIS
3	0.5	6286	24 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
4	0.5	6472	24 Jan 2026 23:00	GWIS
5	0.5	7357	25 Jan 2026 11:00	GWIS
6	0.5	7672	25 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
7	0.5	7686	26 Jan 2026 03:00	GWIS
8	0.5	7776	28 Jan 2026 11:00	GWIS
9	0.5	7940	28 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
10	0.5	7957	29 Jan 2026 03:00	GWIS
11	0.5	8069	29 Jan 2026 11:00	GWIS
12	0.5	8410	29 Jan 2026 23:00	GWIS
13	0.5	8560	30 Jan 2026 07:00	GWIS
14	0.5	8696	30 Jan 2026 11:00	GWIS
15	0.5	9025	31 Jan 2026 03:00	GWIS
16	0.5	9227	31 Jan 2026 11:00	GWIS
17	0.5	9447	01 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
18	0.5	10232	01 Feb 2026 19:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Sudan , Region of Darfur (population 3,093,699) .

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Darfur	Sudan	3.1 million people

Affected populated places

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Critical infrastructure

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

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Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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