Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mali from 11 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 18 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 1012795
Countries:	Mali
Start Date - Last detection*:	11 Mar 2023 - 19 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5320 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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18 Mar 06:02 19 Mar 06:01

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5061	18 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5320	19 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	5451	20 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Mali , Region of Mopti (population 1,629,923) . The nearest places are Mopti, and San.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	18000 people
5 km	10000 people
2 km	no people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Mopti	Mali	1.6 million people
Segou	Mali	1.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Mopti	Mopti	Mali	City	110000 people	67 km
San	Segou	Mali	City	24000 people	90 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
Mopti Barbe	MZI	276	Civ.	Paved	No	8200	77 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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