Overall Green Forest fire in Madagascar from 26 Oct 2024 00:00 UTC to 04 Nov 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (8519 ha) in Madagascar 26 Oct 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 1022874
Countries:	Madagascar
Start Date - Last detection*:	26 Oct 2024 - 04 Nov 2024
Duration (days):	9
People affected:	253 in the burned area
Burned area:	8519 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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02 Nov 08:04 02 Nov 12:05 04 Nov 12:05 05 Nov 20:05

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	248	8123	02 Nov 2024 07:00	GWIS
2	0.5	248	8248	02 Nov 2024 11:00	GWIS
3	0.5	250	8399	04 Nov 2024 11:00	GWIS
4	0.5	253	8519	05 Nov 2024 19:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Madagascar , Province of Toamasina (population 1,807,128) . The nearest places are Antananarivo, and Moramanga.

Radius	Population
10 km	13000 people
5 km	3800 people
2 km	1900 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Toamasina	Madagascar	1.8 million people
Antananarivo	Madagascar	4.3 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
Atsinanana	ILK	10	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	80 km
Antananarivo Ivato	TNR	1279	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10100	85 km
Vatomandry	VAT	12	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3800	88 km
Mahanoro	VVB	5	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4400	96 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Vatomandry	MGVAT	Madagascar	91 km
Mahanoro	MGVVB	Madagascar	104 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Tsiazompaniry	Varahina-Sud	1956	30 km
	Mantasoa	Varahina-Nord	1938	38 km

Nuclear plants

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