Overall Green Forest fire in Cote d'Ivoire from 30 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC to 03 Feb 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (11897 ha) in Cote d'Ivoire 30 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 1027293
Countries:	Cote d'Ivoire
Start Date - Last detection*:	30 Jan 2026 - 03 Feb 2026
Duration (days):	4
People affected:	5 in the burned area
Burned area:	11897 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	6945	01 Feb 2026 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	2	9503	01 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
3	0.5	5	10605	01 Feb 2026 19:00	GWIS
4	0.5	5	10689	01 Feb 2026 23:00	GWIS
5	0.5	5	11470	02 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
6	0.5	5	11545	02 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
7	0.5	5	11887	02 Feb 2026 23:00	GWIS
8	0.5	5	11897	14 Feb 2026 19:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Cote d'Ivoire , Department of Biankouma (population 124,132) . The nearest places are Séguéla, Man, and Vavoua.

Radius	Population
10 km	1100 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Biankouma	Cote d'Ivoire	120000 people
Touba	Cote d'Ivoire	140000 people
Seguela	Cote d'Ivoire	150000 people
Man	Cote d'Ivoire	360000 people
Vavoua	Cote d'Ivoire	210000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Séguéla	Côte d'Ivoire	City	49000 people	64 km
Man	Côte d'Ivoire	City	140000 people	72 km
Vavoua	Côte d'Ivoire	City	31000 people	108 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
Touba	TOZ	485	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5200	58 km
Seguela	SEO	322	Civ.	Unpaved	No	6300	64 km
Man New	MJC	332	Civ.	Paved	No	6700	86 km
Borotou	BRZ	unknown				0	88 km

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Dams

Nuclear plants

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