Overall Green Forest fire in Chad from 23 Nov 2022 00:00 UTC to 10 Dec 2022 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (9089 ha) in Chad 23 Nov 2022

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1010287
Countries:	Chad
Start Date - Last detection*:	23 Nov 2022 - 10 Dec 2022
Duration (days):	17
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	9089 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5313	03 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	8468	04 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	8710	07 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	9089	11 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Chad , Prefecture of Salamat (population 185,981) . The nearest places are and Am Timan.

CCI Land Cover

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
Salamat	Chad	190000 people

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
Haraze		414				0	75 km
Am Timan	AMC	433	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4900	85 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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