Overall Green Forest fire alert in Cameroon from 23 Nov 2021 00:00 UTC to 08 Dec 2021 00:00 UTC

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 1003586
Countries:	Cameroon
Start Date - Last detection*:	23 Nov 2021 - 08 Dec 2021
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5580 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5046	01 Dec 2021 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5075	03 Dec 2021 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	5163	05 Dec 2021 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	5313	08 Dec 2021 04:00	GWIS
5	0.5	5580	09 Dec 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.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	<1000 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	28 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
Ngaoundere	NGE	1113	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8800	30 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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