Overall Green Forest fire alert in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau from 14 May 2022 00:00 UTC to 23 May 2022 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (10070 ha) in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau 14 May 2022

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 1006124
Countries:	Guinea, Guinea-Bissau
Start Date - Last detection*:	14 May 2022 - 23 May 2022
Duration (days):	9
People affected:	3976 in the burned area
Burned area:	10070 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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17 May 03:46 18 May 03:47 19 May 05:47 22 May 03:49 23 May 04:49 24 May 04:49

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	3976	5831	17 May 2022 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	3976	6188	18 May 2022 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	3976	6252	19 May 2022 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	3976	6440	22 May 2022 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	3976	9674	23 May 2022 03:00	GWIS
6	0.5	3976	10070	24 May 2022 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Guinea , Administrative Region of Gaoual.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	4700 people
5 km	1700 people
2 km	1500 people
1 km	1500 people
Burned Area	4000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	76 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Gaoual	Guinea	-
Gabu	Guinea-Bissau	150000 people
Boke	Guinea	860000 people
Telimele	Guinea	-

Affected populated places

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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
Nova Lamego Gabu		55				0	87 km
Boke	BKJ	50	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5100	88 km
Quebo		50				0	104 km
Bafata		43				0	111 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Boke		Guinea	94 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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