Forest Fire (13736 ha) in Chad 08 Nov 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 1009981
Countries: Chad
Start Date - Last detection*: 08 Nov 2022 - 25 Nov 2022
Duration (days): 17
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 13736 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score


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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 5526 16 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 7020 17 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 7983 18 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 8807 19 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 9779 20 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
6 0.5 0 9963 22 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
7 0.5 0 11096 23 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
8 0.5 0 12224 24 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
9 0.5 0 12689 25 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
10 0.5 0 13736 27 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Chad , Prefecture of Salamat (population 185,981) . The nearest places are and Am Timan.

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
Salamat Chad 190000 people
Ouaddai Chad 550000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Am Timan Salamat Chad City 29000 people 70 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
Am Timan AMC 433 Civ. Unpaved No 4900 71 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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