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Green Wildfire Alert in Nicaragua – 5,051 Hectares Affected – May 2026

Occurred 5 May 2026·Detected 14 May 2026·
🇳🇮 Nicaragua — precise location within country not specified2 reportsEnded 18 May 2026
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A forest fire began in Nicaragua on 5 May 2026 and continued through at least 14 May 2026, affecting approximately 5,051 hectares. GDACS issued a Green-level alert, indicating limited humanitarian impact. The event is classified as a wildfire (WF) by GDACS.

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Impact verdict

Low impact. GDACS has issued only a Green-level alert, indicating limited humanitarian and physical impact. The 5,051 hectares affected, while notable, has not triggered higher alert levels, and no casualties or significant insured property losses are reported.

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Intelligence ledger

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Known4 lines

Forest fire started in Nicaragua on 05 May 2026▾
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Event ongoing as of 14 May 2026▾
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GDACS alert level: Green▾
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Affected area: approximately 5,051 hectares▾
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Event type classified as wildfire (WF) by GDACS▾
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Uncertain4 lines

Precise location within Nicaragua not specified▾
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Cause of fire not stated▾
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Level of infrastructure or property damage not reported▾
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Human casualties or displacement not mentioned▾
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Geographic Zone Matches

1 active match

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    Rule-basedConfidence 100%

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Affected countries

🇳🇮 Nicaragua

Timeline

Status Change28 May 2026, 21:22

Lifecycle changed

monitoring → closed

Closure28 May 2026, 21:22

Event Closed

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Corroboration18 May 2026, 11:10

A forest fire began in Nicaragua on 8 May 2026 and continued until at least 15 May 2026, burning approximately 5,283 hectares. The event has been classified by GDACS at a green alert level, indicating a relatively low-severity impact. The fire has been ongoing for approximately one week based on the advisory dates.

Source: GDACS Alerts (Official Advisory) · View source

Status Change14 May 2026, 14:30

Status changed to monitoring

Auto-transitioned: no updates for 6 hours

Status Change14 May 2026, 07:35

Status changed to active

Auto-promoted: authoritative source detected

Initial Detection14 May 2026, 07:35

Initial Detection

A forest fire began in Nicaragua on 5 May 2026 and continued through at least 14 May 2026, affecting approximately 5,051 hectares. GDACS issued a Green-level alert, indicating limited humanitarian impact. The event is classified as a wildfire (WF) by GDACS.

On 05/05/2026, a forest fire started in Nicaragua, until 14/05/2026.. Event type: WF. Alert level: Green. Severity: Green impact for forestfire in 5051 ha. Country: Nicaragua

Source: GDACS Alerts (Official Advisory) · View source

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