Forest Fire (57665 ha) in India 05 Apr 2026

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 1028239
Countries: India
Start Date - Last detection*: 05 Apr 2026 - 18 Apr 2026
Duration (days): 13
People affected: 639693 in the burned area
Burned area: 57665 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: EC-JRC (28), DesInventar (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1), (1),