Forest Fire (22156 ha) in Madagascar 25 Oct 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 1003495
Countries: Madagascar
Start Date - Last detection*: 25 Oct 2021 - 09 Nov 2021
Duration (days): 15
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 22156 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 22156 20 Nov 2021 04:01 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Madagascar , Province of Toamasina (population 1,807,128) . The nearest places are Antananarivo, and Moramanga.

Radius Population
10 km 37000 people
5 km 21000 people
2 km 1300 people
1 km 1300 people
Burned Area no people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 152 m2 GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Toamasina Madagascar 1.8 million people
Antananarivo Madagascar 4.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Moramanga Toamasina Madagascar City 29000 people 34 km
Antananarivo Antananarivo Madagascar Capital 1.4 million people 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
Atsinanana ILK 10 Civ. Unpaved No 3200 75 km
Vatomandry VAT 12 Civ. Unpaved No 3800 82 km
Antananarivo Ivato TNR 1279 Civ. Paved Yes 10100 90 km
Mahanoro VVB 5 Civ. Unpaved No 4400 91 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Vatomandry MGVAT Madagascar 85 km
Mahanoro MGVVB Madagascar 99 km
Andevoranto Madagascar 107 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Tsiazompaniry Varahina-Sud 1956 35 km
Mantasoa Varahina-Nord 1938 43 km

Nuclear plants

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