Overall Green Forest fire in Central African Republic from 11 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC to 19 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (10579 ha) in Central African Republic 11 Jan 2026

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 1026926
Countries:	Central African Republic
Start Date - Last detection*:	11 Jan 2026 - 19 Jan 2026
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	1 in the burned area
Burned area:	10579 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	1	6540	14 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
2	0.5	1	6856	14 Jan 2026 19:00	GWIS
3	0.5	1	6866	15 Jan 2026 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	1	7449	15 Jan 2026 07:00	GWIS
5	0.5	1	7588	15 Jan 2026 11:00	GWIS
6	0.5	1	9452	15 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
7	0.5	1	9704	16 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
8	0.5	1	9840	17 Jan 2026 11:00	GWIS
9	0.5	1	9955	17 Jan 2026 23:00	GWIS
10	0.5	1	10202	18 Jan 2026 07:00	GWIS
11	0.5	1	10211	18 Jan 2026 11:00	GWIS
12	0.5	1	10341	18 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
13	0.5	1	10365	19 Jan 2026 03:00	GWIS
14	0.5	1	10423	19 Jan 2026 11:00	GWIS
15	0.5	1	10530	19 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
16	0.5	1	10579	26 Jan 2026 19:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Central African Republic , Prefecture of Ouaka (population 244,061) .

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Ouaka	Central African Republic	240000 people
Bamingui-Bangoran	Central African Republic	34000 people

Affected populated places

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

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Nuclear plants

More information

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