Forest Fire (10344 ha) in Central African Republic 28 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 1010333
Countries: Central African Republic
Start Date - Last detection*: 28 Nov 2022 - 06 Dec 2022
Duration (days): 8
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 10344 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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06 Dec 05:0307 Dec 05:04

Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 9718 06 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 10344 07 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Central African Republic , Prefecture of Vakaga (population 37,626) . The nearest places are and Ouanda Djallé.

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

Land Cover area Source
Protected Area 10348 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Vakaga Central African Republic 38000 people
Bamingui-Bangoran Central African Republic 34000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ouanda Djallé Vakaga Central African Republic City - 73 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
Ouanda-Djalle ODJ 605 0 71 km
Gordil GDI 435 0 75 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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