Forest Fire (7479 ha) in Togo 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 1012768
Countries: Togo
Start Date - Last detection*: 13 Mar 2023 - 17 Mar 2023
Duration (days): 4
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 7479 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 6063 17 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 7479 18 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Togo , Region of Sotouboua.

Radius Population
10 km 38000 people
5 km 6000 people
2 km 1600 people
1 km 1300 people
Burned Area no people

Land Cover area Source
Protected Area 42 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sotouboua Togo -
Volta Ghana 1.6 million people
Wawa Togo -

Affected populated places

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Nangbeto Mono 1987 108 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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