Forest Fire (21542 ha) in Sudan 02 Jan 2023

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 1011309
Countries: Sudan
Start Date - Last detection*: 02 Jan 2023 - 17 Jan 2023
Duration (days): 15
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 21542 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 17678 17 Jan 2023 18:34 GWIS
2 0.5 0 21542 17 Jan 2023 21:13 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Sudan , Region of Al Istiwa'iyah (population 1,406,181) . The nearest places are and Juba.

Radius Population
10 km 84000 people
5 km 74000 people
2 km 30000 people
1 km 11000 people
Burned Area no people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 228 m2 GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Al Istiwa'iyah Sudan 1.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Juba Bahr Al Jebel Sudan City 150000 people 84 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
Juba JUB 460 Civ. Paved Yes 7800 85 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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