Overall Green Forest fire in Mali from 15 Nov 2024 00:00 UTC to 18 Nov 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (11333 ha) in Mali 15 Nov 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 1022964
Countries:	Mali
Start Date - Last detection*:	15 Nov 2024 - 18 Nov 2024
Duration (days):	3
People affected:	28 in the burned area
Burned area:	11333 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	20	9019	16 Nov 2024 11:00	GWIS
2	0.5	20	9017	17 Nov 2024 15:00	GWIS
3	0.5	25	11117	17 Nov 2024 23:00	GWIS
4	0.5	28	11333	25 Nov 2024 19:00	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) .

Radius	Population
10 km	23000 people
5 km	8200 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Mopti	Mali	1.6 million people
Soum	Burkina Faso	240000 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
Djibo	XDJ	unknown				0	78 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Djibo		1970	77 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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