Overall Green Forest fire alert in Chad from 03 Nov 2022 00:00 UTC to 22 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 1010015
Countries:	Chad
Start Date - Last detection*:	03 Nov 2022 - 22 Nov 2022
Duration (days):	19
People affected:	550 in the burned area
Burned area:	27268 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	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	550	8643	17 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	550	10059	18 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	550	11527	19 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	550	14657	20 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
5	0.5	550	22230	21 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
6	0.5	550	24601	22 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
7	0.5	550	27268	23 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Chad , Prefecture of Moyen-Chari (population 744,741) . The nearest places are and Sarh.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	1600 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	76 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	27255 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Moyen-Chari	Chad	740000 people
Bamingui-Bangoran	Central African Republic	34000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Sarh	Moyen-Chari	Chad	City	100000 people	48 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
Sarh	SRH	365	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	5900	50 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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