Overall Green Forest fire in India from 09 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC to 18 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (8730 ha) in India 09 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 1028354
Countries:	India
Start Date - Last detection*:	09 Apr 2026 - 18 Apr 2026
Duration (days):	9
People affected:	101243 in the burned area
Burned area:	8730 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	70676	6752	14 Apr 2026 22:00	GWIS
2	0.5	81983	7144	15 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
3	0.5	86268	7370	15 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
4	0.5	86268	7374	15 Apr 2026 22:00	GWIS
5	0.5	97277	8117	16 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
6	0.5	97277	8160	16 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
7	0.5	97373	8165	17 Apr 2026 02:00	GWIS
8	0.5	97373	8173	17 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
9	0.5	101243	8721	18 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
10	0.5	101243	8721	18 Apr 2026 22:00	GWIS
11	0.5	101243	8730	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 Balrampur, Basti, Mehndawal, Ayodhya, Gonda, Faizabad, Tanda, Gorakhpur, and Akbarpur.

Radius	Population
10 km	990000 people
5 km	540000 people
2 km	260000 people
1 km	200000 people
Burned Area	100000 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
Balrampur	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	72000 people	51 km
Basti	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	110000 people	54 km
Mehndawal	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	25000 people	55 km
Ayodhya	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	52000 people	70 km
Gonda	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	130000 people	72 km
Faizabad	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	150000 people	75 km
Tanda	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	84000 people	81 km
Gorakhpur	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	670000 people	90 km
Akbarpur	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	37000 people	94 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	78 km
Gorakhpur	GOP	79	Mil.	Paved	No	9000	98 km
Dang	DNP	unknown				0	100 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Pathkhauli	Hathia Khand	n/a	93 km

Nuclear plants

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