Forest Fire (39001 ha) in Sudan 27 Nov 2022

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 1010310
Countries: Sudan
Start Date - Last detection*: 27 Nov 2022 - 16 Dec 2022
Duration (days): 19
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 39001 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 5707 04 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 5811 06 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 6817 07 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 11840 08 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 12235 09 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
6 0.5 0 18572 11 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
7 0.5 0 28635 12 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
8 0.5 0 30966 13 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
9 0.5 0 31200 14 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
10 0.5 0 34783 15 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
11 0.5 0 36926 16 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
12 0.5 0 39001 17 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Sudan , Region of Bahr al Ghazal (population 1,353,112) .

Radius Population
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people
1 km no people
Burned Area no people



Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bahr al Ghazal Sudan 1.4 million people

Affected populated places

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Critical infrastructure

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

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Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

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