Forest Fire (30046 ha) in Sudan 15 Jan 2023

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1011689
Countries: Sudan
Start Date - Last detection*: 15 Jan 2023 - 28 Jan 2023
Duration (days): 13
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 30046 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 27085 28 Jan 2023 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 30189 29 Jan 2023 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 30046 30 Jan 2023 04:00 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) .

Radius Population
10 km 25000 people
5 km 16000 people
2 km 10000 people
1 km 7700 people
Burned Area no people

Land Cover area Source
Protected Area 23596 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
A'ali an Nil Sudan 1.2 million people
Ilubabor Ethiopia 1.3 million people
Kefa Ethiopia 3.3 million people

Affected populated places

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Alwero Alwero 1995 115 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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