Overall Green Forest fire alert in Cameroon from 23 Feb 2024 00:00 UTC to 29 Feb 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6179 ha) in Cameroon 23 Feb 2024

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1019301
Countries:	Cameroon
Start Date - Last detection*:	23 Feb 2024 - 29 Feb 2024
Duration (days):	6
People affected:	2 in the burned area
Burned area:	6179 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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01 Mar 09:17

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	2	6179	01 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Cameroon , Province of Centre (population 1,942,888) . The nearest places are and Foumban.

Radius	Population
10 km	6500 people
5 km	1500 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Centre	Cameroon	1.9 million people
Ouest	Cameroon	2.2 million people
Adamoua	Cameroon	600000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Foumban	Ouest	Cameroon	City	91000 people	49 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
Foumban Nkounja	FOM	1208	Civ.	Paved	No	6800	68 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Mape	Mape	1988	25 km
	Bamendjin	Noun	1974	93 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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