Overall Green Forest fire in Bangladesh, India from 12 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC to 22 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (18904 ha) in Bangladesh, India 12 Apr 2026

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	WF 1028391
Countries:	Bangladesh, India
Start Date - Last detection*:	12 Apr 2026 - 22 Apr 2026
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	2871 in the burned area
Burned area:	18904 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	1489	7163	15 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
2	0.5	1478	7741	16 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
3	0.5	1478	7737	16 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
4	0.5	1597	8303	17 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
5	0.5	2187	10482	17 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
6	0.5	2434	13578	17 Apr 2026 14:00	GWIS
7	0.5	2528	13626	18 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
8	0.5	2859	17562	18 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
9	0.5	2859	17899	18 Apr 2026 22:00	GWIS
10	0.5	2859	17910	19 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
11	0.5	2859	17900	19 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
12	0.5	2871	18423	20 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
13	0.5	2871	18904	23 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Bangladesh , Division of Chittagong (population 14,746,629) .

Radius	Population
10 km	97000 people
5 km	53000 people
2 km	21000 people
1 km	12000 people
Burned Area	2900 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Chittagong	Bangladesh	14.7 million people
Mizoram	India	730000 people

Affected populated places

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Lengpui		417				0	62 km
Aizwal	AJL	305	Civ.	Paved	No	4100	67 km
Kamalpur	IXQ	45	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4500	98 km
Khowai	IXN	unknown				0	103 km
Kailashahar	IXH	28	Civ.	Paved	No	3300	108 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Gumti	Gumti	1976	50 km
Barkal	Karnafuli	Karnafuli	1962	97 km

Nuclear plants

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