Forest Fire (7254 ha) in Central African Republic, Sudan 16 Jan 2023

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 1011615
Countries: Central African Republic, Sudan
Start Date - Last detection*: 16 Jan 2023 - 03 Feb 2023
Duration (days): 18
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 7254 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score


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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 5835 23 Jan 2023 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 6379 24 Jan 2023 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 6881 25 Jan 2023 04:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 7114 26 Jan 2023 04:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 7254 30 Jan 2023 04:00 GWIS
6 0.5 0 7563 01 Feb 2023 04:00 GWIS
7 0.5 0 7801 04 Feb 2023 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Central African Republic , Prefecture of Haut-Mbomou (population 31,763) .

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
Haut-Mbomou Central African Republic 32000 people
Al Istiwa'iyah Sudan 1.4 million 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
M'Boki MKI 600 0 96 km
Bambouti 690 0 101 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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