Forest Fire (23249 ha) in Ghana 12 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 1010219
Countries: Ghana
Start Date - Last detection*: 12 Nov 2022 - 01 Dec 2022
Duration (days): 19
People affected: 3468 in the burned area
Burned area: 23249 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 3468 22138 28 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 3468 23020 30 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 3468 23249 02 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Ghana , Region of Northern (population 1,590,580) . The nearest places are and Damongo.

Radius Population
10 km 74000 people
5 km 2800 people
2 km 1600 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area 3500 people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 494 m2 GHSL
Protected Area 6899 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Northern Ghana 1.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Damongo Northern Ghana City - 53 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
Bouna BQO unknown 0 83 km
Wa 322 Civ. Unpaved No 4600 93 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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