Overall Green Forest fire in India from 14 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC to 27 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (13072 ha) in India 14 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 1028487
Countries:	India
Start Date - Last detection*:	14 Apr 2026 - 27 Apr 2026
Duration (days):	13
People affected:	6 in the burned area
Burned area:	13072 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	6	5051	18 Apr 2026 22:00	GWIS
2	0.5	6	5077	19 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
3	0.5	6	6661	19 Apr 2026 22:00	GWIS
4	0.5	6	6663	20 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
5	0.5	6	9137	23 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
6	0.5	6	13072	29 Apr 2026 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in India , State of Andhra Pradesh (population 70,296,620) . The nearest places are Cuddapah, Proddatur, Jammalamadugu, Atmakur, and Nandyal.

Radius	Population
10 km	150000 people
5 km	21000 people
2 km	3100 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Andhra Pradesh	India	70.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Cuddapah	Andhra Pradesh	India	City	130000 people	18 km
Proddatur	Andhra Pradesh	India	City	170000 people	47 km
Jammalamadugu	Andhra Pradesh	India	City	44000 people	67 km
Atmakur	Andhra Pradesh	India	City	-	73 km
Nandyal	Andhra Pradesh	India	City	150000 people	112 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
Cuddapah	CDP	131				0	20 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Somasila	Pennar	n/a	40 km

Nuclear plants

Nuclear Facilities

Site Name	Type	Name	Country
Site-Andhra Pradesh	Nuclear Fuel Cycle	Tummalapalle mine and Mill	India

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