Forest Fire (5782 ha) in India 11 Mar 2025

Event summary

Forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1023598
Countries: India
Start Date - Last detection*: 11 Mar 2025 - 16 Mar 2025
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 2917 in the burned area
Burned area: 5782 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (28), DesInventar (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),