Overall Green Forest fire alert in Guinea from 08 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 17 Mar 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 1012750
Countries:	Guinea
Start Date - Last detection*:	08 Mar 2023 - 17 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	9
People affected:	59 in the burned area
Burned area:	8921 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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16 Mar 06:03 17 Mar 06:04 18 Mar 06:04

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	59	6252	16 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	59	6439	17 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	59	8921	18 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Guinea , Administrative Region of Lola. The nearest places are Danané, and Man.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	42000 people
5 km	20000 people
2 km	12000 people
1 km	9400 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	342 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	4 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Lola	Guinea	-
Danane	Cote d'Ivoire	280000 people
Biankouma	Cote d'Ivoire	120000 people
Nimba	Liberia	430000 people
Nzerekore	Guinea	870000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Danané		Côte d'Ivoire	City	68000 people	51 km
Man		Côte d'Ivoire	City	140000 people	88 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
Nimba	NIA	500	Civ.	Unpaved	No	6000	40 km
Nzerekore	NZE	505	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	4900	47 km
Man New	MJC	332	Civ.	Paved	No	6700	90 km
Touba	TOZ	485	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5200	93 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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