Forest Fire (5520 ha) in Central African Republic, Chad 03 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 1010088
Countries: Central African Republic, Chad
Start Date - Last detection*: 03 Nov 2022 - 20 Nov 2022
Duration (days): 17
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 5520 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 5014 20 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 5520 21 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Central African Republic , Prefecture of Bamingui-Bangoran (population 33,555) . The nearest places are and Sarh.

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
Bamingui-Bangoran Central African Republic 34000 people
Moyen-Chari Chad 740000 people
Ouham Central African Republic 310000 people
Gribingui Central African Republic 110000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Sarh Moyen-Chari Chad City 100000 people 82 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 84 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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