Overall Green Forest fire alert in Nigeria from 14 Nov 2022 00:00 UTC to 23 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 1010159
Countries:	Nigeria
Start Date - Last detection*:	14 Nov 2022 - 23 Nov 2022
Duration (days):	9
People affected:	209 in the burned area
Burned area:	5390 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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24 Nov 05:03

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	209	5390	24 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Nigeria , State of Katsina (population 4,260,166) . The nearest places are Katsina, and Funtua.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	59000 people
5 km	12000 people
2 km	6000 people
1 km	1800 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	228 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	4576 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Katsina	Nigeria	4.3 million people
Sokoto	Nigeria	4.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Katsina		Nigeria	City	430000 people	79 km
Funtua		Nigeria	City	130000 people	105 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
Gusau		462	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4800	57 km
Katsina		504				0	84 km

Ports

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Zobe	Karaduwa	1983	37 km
Gusau	Sokoto	n/a	63 km
Jibiya	Gada	1990	69 km
Marashi	Marashi	1980	95 km
Pada		1980	101 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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