Forest Fire (21613 ha) in Madagascar 25 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 1010242
Countries: Madagascar
Start Date - Last detection*: 25 Nov 2022 - 29 Nov 2022
Duration (days): 4
People affected: 37 in the burned area
Burned area: 21613 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 37 21613 30 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Madagascar , Province of Mahajanga (population 1,428,601) . The nearest places are and Mandritsara.

Radius Population
10 km 46000 people
5 km 27000 people
2 km 17000 people
1 km 13000 people
Burned Area <1000 people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Mahajanga Madagascar 1.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Mandritsara Mahajanga Madagascar City - 78 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
Befandriana WBD 250 Civ. Unpaved No 4100 50 km
Port Berge WPB 65 Civ. Unpaved No 4200 54 km
Anahidrano 60 0 63 km
Antsohihy Ambalabe WAI 28 Civ. Paved No 4900 72 km
Mandritsara WMA 307 Civ. Unpaved No 3700 78 km
Analalava HVA 105 Civ. Unpaved No 3900 109 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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