Overall Green Forest fire alert in Cameroon, Chad from 21 Jan 2023 00:00 UTC to 08 Feb 2023 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 1011999
Countries:	Cameroon, Chad
Start Date - Last detection*:	21 Jan 2023 - 08 Feb 2023
Duration (days):	18
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	18604 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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09 Feb 07:31 10 Feb 07:25 11 Feb 07:29

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	19028	09 Feb 2023 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	18759	10 Feb 2023 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	18604	11 Feb 2023 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Cameroon , Province of Extreme-Nord (population 2,518,202) . The nearest places are and N'Djamena.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	2000 people
5 km	1800 people
2 km	1800 people
1 km	1300 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	38 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	2160 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Extreme-Nord	Cameroon	2.5 million people
Chari-Baguirmi	Chad	1.3 million people
Mayo Kebi	Chad	820000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
N'Djamena	Chari-Baguirmi	Chad	Capital	600000 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
Waza		302				0	47 km
Ndjamena	NDJ	295	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9100	98 km
Yagoua	GXX	unknown				0	103 km
Maroua Salak	MVR	424	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6800	116 km
Bongor	OGR	328	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5200	117 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Lake Maga	Maga		1979	48 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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