Overall Green Forest fire alert in Nigeria from 13 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 18 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (8891 ha) in Nigeria 13 Mar 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 1012715
Countries:	Nigeria
Start Date - Last detection*:	13 Mar 2023 - 19 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	6
People affected:	26856 in the burned area
Burned area:	8891 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	26798	6858	15 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	26798	7396	16 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	26798	7801	17 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	26798	8023	18 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
5	0.5	26856	8891	19 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
6	0.5	26858	9328	20 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Nigeria , State of Borno (population 2,852,223) . The nearest places are N'Djamena, and Bama.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	34000 people
5 km	17000 people
2 km	3000 people
1 km	1600 people
Burned Area	27000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Borno	Nigeria	2.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Bama		Nigeria	City	120000 people	79 km
N'Djamena	Chari-Baguirmi	Chad	Capital	600000 people	94 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	84 km
Ndjamena	NDJ	295	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9100	93 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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