Forest Fire (16139 ha) in Sudan 25 Jan 2023

Event summary

This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1011700
Countries: Sudan
Start Date - Last detection*: 25 Jan 2023 - 31 Jan 2023
Duration (days): 6
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 16139 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 (27), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),