Overall Green Forest fire in India, Bangladesh from 10 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC to 21 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (10482 ha) in India, Bangladesh 10 Apr 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 1028324
Countries:	India, Bangladesh
Start Date - Last detection*:	10 Apr 2026 - 21 Apr 2026
Duration (days):	11
People affected:	1294 in the burned area
Burned area:	10482 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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14 Apr 11:01 15 Apr 07:02 15 Apr 11:05 18 Apr 07:07 18 Apr 11:08 20 Apr 07:11 23 Apr 09:12

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	605	5071	14 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
2	0.5	679	8519	15 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
3	0.5	701	9149	15 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
4	0.5	701	9192	18 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
5	0.5	736	9487	18 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
6	0.5	737	9507	20 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
7	0.5	1294	10482	23 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in India , State of Tripura (population 2,907,105) . The nearest places are Agartala, Comilla, and Habiganj.

Radius	Population
10 km	54000 people
5 km	28000 people
2 km	5200 people
1 km	3000 people
Burned Area	1300 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Tripura	India	2.9 million people
Chittagong	Bangladesh	14.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Agartala	Tripura	India	City	200000 people	69 km
Comilla	Chittagong	Bangladesh	City	-	84 km
Habiganj	Sylhet	Bangladesh	City	69000 people	89 km

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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
Kamalpur	IXQ	45	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4500	45 km
Khowai	IXN	unknown				0	48 km
Kailashahar	IXH	28	Civ.	Paved	No	3300	62 km
Lengpui		417				0	69 km
Shamshernagar	ZHM	unknown				0	72 km
Singerbhil	IXA	17	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6000	74 km
Comilla	CLA	8				0	84 km
Aizwal	AJL	305	Civ.	Paved	No	4100	87 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Gumti	Gumti	1976	34 km

Nuclear plants

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