Forest Fire (7510 ha) in Burkina Faso 14 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 1003537
Countries: Burkina Faso
Start Date - Last detection*: 14 Nov 2021 - 29 Nov 2021
Duration (days): 15
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 7510 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 6389 26 Nov 2021 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 7510 27 Nov 2021 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 7980 28 Nov 2021 04:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 13438 30 Nov 2021 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Burkina Faso , Province of Tapoa (population 202,739) . The nearest places are and Diapaga.

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

Land Cover area Source
Protected Area 7510 ha WDPA


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Tapoa Burkina Faso 200000 people
Borgou Benin 760000 people
Niamey Niger 770000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Diapaga Burkina Faso City 26000 people 52 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
Diapaga DIP unknown 0 51 km
La Tapoa 220 Civ. Unpaved No 3900 77 km
Arly 232 Civ. Unpaved No 4200 82 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Tapoa 1950 58 km
Boudieri 1963 80 km

Nuclear plants

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