Forest Fire (8693 ha) in Sudan 14 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 1010028
Countries: Sudan
Start Date - Last detection*: 14 Nov 2022 - 21 Nov 2022
Duration (days): 7
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 8693 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 5239 18 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 6157 19 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 6605 20 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 8036 21 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 8693 22 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

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

Radius Population
10 km no people
5 km no 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.

Airports

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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