Overall Green Forest fire in Nepal from 16 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC to 29 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (17411 ha) in Nepal 16 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 1028562
Countries:	Nepal
Start Date - Last detection*:	16 Apr 2026 - 29 Apr 2026
Duration (days):	13
People affected:	231 in the burned area
Burned area:	17411 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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28 Apr 10:12 29 Apr 11:06 01 May 19:06

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	231	17189	28 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
2	0.5	231	17293	29 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
3	0.5	231	17411	01 May 2026 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Nepal , Zone of Bheri (population 1,188,714) . The nearest places are Lawamjula, Bahraich, Jajarkot, Katti, Balrampur, and Malbhanguwa.

Radius	Population
10 km	56000 people
5 km	21000 people
2 km	6400 people
1 km	1300 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Bheri	Nepal	1.2 million people
Rapti	Nepal	1.1 million people
Uttar Pradesh	India	147.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Lawamjula	Rapti	Nepal	City	-	36 km
Bahraich	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	180000 people	69 km
Jajarkot	Bheri	Nepal	City	-	70 km
Katti	Bheri	Nepal	City	-	73 km
Balrampur	Uttar Pradesh	India	City	72000 people	80 km
Malbhanguwa	Seti	Nepal	City	-	105 km

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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
Nepalgunj	KEP	165	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5000	27 km
Dang	DNP	unknown				0	37 km
Surkhet	SKH	732	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3400	60 km
Rolpa	RPA	unknown				0	95 km
Rukumkot	RUK	unknown				0	98 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Pathkhauli	Hathia Khand	n/a	83 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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