Overall Green Forest fire alert in Burkina Faso from 12 Nov 2021 00:00 UTC to 28 Nov 2021 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (14893 ha) in Burkina Faso 12 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 1003538
Countries:	Burkina Faso
Start Date - Last detection*:	12 Nov 2021 - 01 Dec 2021
Duration (days):	19
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	14893 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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26 Nov 04:51 27 Nov 04:56 28 Nov 04:53 29 Nov 04:53

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	8292	26 Nov 2021 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	12822	27 Nov 2021 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	14057	28 Nov 2021 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	14893	29 Nov 2021 04:00	GWIS
5	0.5	15140	30 Nov 2021 04:00	GWIS
6	0.5	22763	02 Dec 2021 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Burkina Faso , Province of Gourma (population 375,508) . The nearest places are and Diapaga.

CCI Land Cover

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	14893 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Gourma	Burkina Faso	380000 people
Tapoa	Burkina Faso	200000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Diapaga		Burkina Faso	City	26000 people	102 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
Pama Pangia	XPA	unknown				0	50 km
Arly		232	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4200	52 km
Porga		162	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4100	62 km
Fada Ngourma	FNG	unknown				0	88 km
Diapaga	DIP	unknown				0	99 km

Ports

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Kompienga	Ouale	1984	65 km
Fada 1		1951	87 km
Tapoa		1950	102 km
Boudieri		1963	108 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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