Overall Green Forest fire alert in Togo from 11 Jan 2023 00:00 UTC to 29 Jan 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5632 ha) in Togo 11 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 1011678
Countries:	Togo
Start Date - Last detection*:	11 Jan 2023 - 29 Jan 2023
Duration (days):	18
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5632 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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27 Jan 06:05 29 Jan 06:08 30 Jan 06:08

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5266	27 Jan 2023 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5388	29 Jan 2023 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	5632	30 Jan 2023 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Togo , Region of Oti. The nearest places are and Natitingou.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	5900 people
5 km	2800 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Oti	Togo	-
Atakora	Benin	750000 people
Tone	Togo	-

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Natitingou		Benin	City	79000 people	83 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
Sansanne-Mango		142	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	25 km
Djangou		280	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	55 km
Porga		162	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4100	69 km
Natitingou	NAE	430	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	81 km
Pama Pangia	XPA	unknown				0	82 km
Niamtougou	LRL	461	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	95 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	White Volta	White Volta	n/a	10 km
	Kompienga	Ouale	1984	65 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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