Overall Green Forest fire in Madagascar from 24 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC to 29 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5278 ha) in Madagascar 24 Sep 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 1022449
Countries:	Madagascar
Start Date - Last detection*:	24 Sep 2024 - 29 Sep 2024
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	20 in the burned area
Burned area:	5278 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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29 Sep 15:02 29 Sep 19:02

Impact Timeline

ID	Level	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	20	5275	29 Sep 2024 14:00	GWIS
2		0.5	20	5278	29 Sep 2024 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Madagascar , Province of Mahajanga (population 1,428,601) .

Radius	Population
10 km	6400 people
5 km	2300 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Mahajanga	Madagascar	1.4 million people

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
Soalala	DWB	43	Civ.	Paved	No	4100	31 km
Besalampy	BPY	38	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	91 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Soalala	MGDWB	Madagascar	27 km
Bali		Madagascar	27 km
Cape St. Andre		Madagascar	66 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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