Overall Green Forest fire in India from 10 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC to 20 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5500 ha) in India 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 1028352
Countries:	India
Start Date - Last detection*:	10 Apr 2026 - 20 Apr 2026
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	25562 in the burned area
Burned area:	5500 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	25414	5168	14 Apr 2026 22:00	GWIS
2	0.5	25962	5306	15 Apr 2026 22:00	GWIS
3	0.5	25963	5346	17 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
4	0.5	25562	5406	20 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
5	0.5	25562	5500	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 Uttar Pradesh (population 147,248,800) . The nearest places are Gorakhpur, Mehndawal, Basti, Azamgarh, Muhammadabad, Tanda, Padrauna, Mau, Akbarpur, and Bagaha.

Radius	Population
10 km	1.2 million people
5 km	420000 people
2 km	170000 people
1 km	94000 people
Burned Area	26000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Uttar Pradesh	India	147.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Gorakhpur	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	670000 people	15 km
Mehndawal	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	25000 people	45 km
Basti	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	110000 people	63 km
Azamgarh	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	120000 people	64 km
Muhammadabad	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	21000 people	65 km
Tanda	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	84000 people	69 km
Padrauna	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	47000 people	71 km
Mau	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	240000 people	78 km
Akbarpur	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	37000 people	83 km
Bagaha	Bihar	India	City	100000 people	91 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
Gorakhpur	GOP	79	Mil.	Paved	No	9000	17 km
Bhairawa	BWA	109	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5000	98 km

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Nuclear plants

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