Overall Green Forest fire alert in Togo from 17 Nov 2022 00:00 UTC to 06 Dec 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 1010198
Countries:	Togo
Start Date - Last detection*:	17 Nov 2022 - 06 Dec 2022
Duration (days):	19
People affected:	346 in the burned area
Burned area:	25946 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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27 Nov 05:03 28 Nov 05:02 30 Nov 05:04 01 Dec 05:03 02 Dec 05:03 03 Dec 05:04 04 Dec 05:08 06 Dec 05:07 07 Dec 05:08

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	0	7474	27 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	0	8351	28 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	0	16523	30 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	0	17368	01 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
5	0.5	0	17617	02 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
6	0.5	0	17968	03 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
7	0.5	0	18341	04 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
8	0.5	0	18402	06 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
9	0.5	346	25946	07 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Togo , Region of Bassar. The nearest places are Sokodé, Yendi, and Djougou.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	17000 people
5 km	8900 people
2 km	6600 people
1 km	6000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	1520 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	14167 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Bassar	Togo	-
Sotouboua	Togo	-
Tchaoudjo	Togo	-
Assoli	Togo	-
Northern	Ghana	1.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Sokodé		Togo	City	81000 people	37 km
Yendi	Northern	Ghana	City	42000 people	100 km
Djougou		Benin	City	200000 people	118 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
Sokode		370	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	36 km
Niamtougou	LRL	461	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	85 km
Yendi		224	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4500	103 km
Djougou	DJA	unknown				0	117 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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