Overall Green Forest fire in India, Nepal from 10 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC to 19 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (8549 ha) in India, Nepal 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 1028353
Countries:	India, Nepal
Start Date - Last detection*:	10 Apr 2026 - 19 Apr 2026
Duration (days):	9
People affected:	94168 in the burned area
Burned area:	8549 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	70962	6426	14 Apr 2026 22:00	GWIS
2	0.5	74216	6728	15 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
3	0.5	74694	6908	15 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
4	0.5	74694	6916	15 Apr 2026 14:00	GWIS
5	0.5	75020	6966	15 Apr 2026 22:00	GWIS
6	0.5	81638	7264	16 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
7	0.5	85373	7427	16 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
8	0.5	84236	7458	17 Apr 2026 02:00	GWIS
9	0.5	88752	7764	17 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
10	0.5	88759	7829	17 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
11	0.5	87080	7858	18 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
12	0.5	94168	8494	18 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
13	0.5	94168	8498	19 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
14	0.5	94168	8520	19 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
15	0.5	94168	8549	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 Mehndawal, Basti, Gorakhpur, Balrampur, and Tanda.

Radius	Population
10 km	1 million people
5 km	530000 people
2 km	270000 people
1 km	200000 people
Burned Area	94000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Uttar Pradesh	India	147.2 million people
Lumbini	Nepal	2.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Mehndawal	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	25000 people	46 km
Basti	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	110000 people	73 km
Gorakhpur	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	670000 people	75 km
Balrampur	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	72000 people	89 km
Tanda	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	84000 people	102 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
Bhairawa	BWA	109	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5000	36 km
Gorakhpur	GOP	79	Mil.	Paved	No	9000	80 km
Chaurjhari	HRJ	unknown				0	101 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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