Overall Green Forest fire in Benin from 24 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC to 01 Feb 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5094 ha) in Benin 24 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 1027300
Countries:	Benin
Start Date - Last detection*:	24 Jan 2026 - 01 Feb 2026
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	1 in the burned area
Burned area:	5094 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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01 Feb 16:03 08 Feb 20:09

Impact Timeline

ID	Level	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	1	5071	01 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
2		0.5	1	5094	08 Feb 2026 19:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Benin , Province of Borgou (population 762,307) . The nearest places are and Diapaga.

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
Borgou	Benin	760000 people
Niamey	Niger	770000 people
Dosso	Niger	1.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Diapaga		Burkina Faso	City	26000 people	103 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
La Tapoa		220	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	45 km
Gaya		202	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4500	86 km

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Nuclear plants

More information

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