Forest Fire (5370 ha) in Cameroon 10 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 1003580
Countries: Cameroon
Start Date - Last detection*: 10 Nov 2021 - 29 Nov 2021
Duration (days): 19
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 5370 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 5370 30 Nov 2021 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Cameroon , Province of Adamoua (population 596,872) . The nearest places are and Ngaoundéré.

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


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Adamoua Cameroon 600000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ngaoundéré Adamoua Cameroon City 130000 people 92 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
Tibati 873 Civ. Unpaved No 3200 80 km
Ngaoundere NGE 1113 Civ. Paved Yes 8800 90 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
M'Bakaou M'Bakaou Djerem 1971 96 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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