Overall Green Forest fire in Sudan from 12 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC to 22 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (8664 ha) in Sudan 12 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 1028362
Countries:	Sudan
Start Date - Last detection*:	12 Apr 2026 - 22 Apr 2026
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	8664 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	5242	14 Apr 2026 18:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5376	15 Apr 2026 02:00	GWIS
3	0.5	5655	15 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
4	0.5	5926	15 Apr 2026 14:00	GWIS
5	0.5	6333	15 Apr 2026 18:00	GWIS
6	0.5	6369	16 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
7	0.5	7010	16 Apr 2026 14:00	GWIS
8	0.5	7096	17 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
9	0.5	7171	17 Apr 2026 14:00	GWIS
10	0.5	7299	18 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
11	0.5	7448	18 Apr 2026 14:00	GWIS
12	0.5	7507	20 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
13	0.5	8664	23 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Sudan , Region of A'ali an Nil (population 1,241,526) . The nearest places are and Malakal.

Radius	Population
10 km	2300 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
A'ali an Nil	Sudan	1.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Malakal	Upper Nile	Sudan	City	93000 people	50 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
Malakal	MAK	387	Civ.	Paved	No	6000	52 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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