Overall Green Forest fire alert in Cameroon from 01 Nov 2022 00:00 UTC to 20 Nov 2022 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 1009800
Countries:	Cameroon
Start Date - Last detection*:	01 Nov 2022 - 20 Nov 2022
Duration (days):	19
People affected:	7876 in the burned area
Burned area:	22938 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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15 Nov 06:14 16 Nov 06:09 17 Nov 05:06 18 Nov 05:06 19 Nov 05:09 20 Nov 05:11 21 Nov 05:10

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	0	8027	15 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	0	10267	16 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	7383	16593	17 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	7876	20216	18 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
5	0.5	7876	21607	19 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
6	0.5	7876	22599	20 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
7	0.5	7876	22938	21 Nov 2022 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	45000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	no people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	7900 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	85 km
Ngaoundere	NGE	1113	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8800	90 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
M'Bakaou	M'Bakaou	Djerem	1971	101 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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