Forest Fire (32697 ha) in Senegal 02 Dec 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 1010322
Countries: Senegal
Start Date - Last detection*: 02 Dec 2022 - 13 Dec 2022
Duration (days): 11
People affected: 49 in the burned area
Burned area: 32697 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 49 5990 06 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 49 10419 07 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 49 15315 08 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
4 0.5 49 16061 09 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
5 0.5 49 18350 10 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
6 0.5 49 19795 11 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
7 0.5 49 28557 12 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
8 0.5 49 31677 13 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
9 0.5 49 32697 14 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Senegal , Region of Tambacounda (population 435,719) .

Radius Population
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people
1 km no people
Burned Area <1000 people

Land Cover area Source
Protected Area 32158 ha WDPA


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Tambacounda Senegal 440000 people

Affected populated places

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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
Niokolo Koba NIK unknown 0 16 km
Simenti SMY 52 Civ. Unpaved No 5900 62 km
Kedougou KGG 178 Civ. Paved No 5900 91 km
Sambailo SBI 90 Civ. Unpaved Yes 4900 96 km
Tambacounda TUD 49 Civ. Paved No 6500 114 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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