Overall Green Forest fire alert in Tanzania from 24 Nov 2022 00:00 UTC to 08 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 1010367
Countries:	Tanzania
Start Date - Last detection*:	24 Nov 2022 - 09 Dec 2022
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5866 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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07 Dec 05:06 08 Dec 05:08 09 Dec 05:10

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5354	07 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5770	08 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	5866	09 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	6010	10 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Tanzania , Region of Lindi (population 791,960) . The nearest places are and Mtwara.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	53000 people
5 km	21000 people
2 km	2200 people
1 km	1300 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	456 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Lindi	Tanzania	790000 people
Mtwara	Tanzania	1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Mtwara	Mtwara	Tanzania	Major city	95000 people	95 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
Nachingwea	NCH	427	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5800	59 km
Lindi Kikwetu	LDI	30	Civ.	Paved	No	5200	64 km
Masasi	XMI	518	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4100	82 km
Mtwara	MYW	113	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7400	95 km
Nangade	NND	unknown				0	99 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Lindi	TZLDI	Tanzania	51 km
Mikindani		Tanzania	89 km
Mtwara	TZMYW	Tanzania	95 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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