Overall Green Forest fire alert in Benin from 11 Nov 2021 00:00 UTC to 25 Nov 2021 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (8496 ha) in Benin 11 Nov 2021

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 1003473
Countries:	Benin
Start Date - Last detection*:	11 Nov 2021 - 30 Nov 2021
Duration (days):	19
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	8496 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	0	5244	19 Nov 2021 04:01	GWIS
2	0.5	0	5400	23 Nov 2021 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	0	5626	24 Nov 2021 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	0	8496	26 Nov 2021 04:00	GWIS
5	0.5	0	13608	27 Nov 2021 04:00	GWIS
6	0.5	0	14421	28 Nov 2021 04:00	GWIS
7	0.5	0	15461	29 Nov 2021 04:00	GWIS
8	0.5	0	15962	30 Nov 2021 04:00	GWIS
9	0.5	217	16499	01 Dec 2021 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Benin , Province of Borgou (population 762,307) .

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	7603 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Borgou	Benin	760000 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
Gaya		202	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4500	54 km
Kandi	KDC	290	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5200	71 km
La Tapoa		220	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	99 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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