Overall Green Forest fire in Guinea from 07 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC to 16 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5968 ha) in Guinea 07 Apr 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 1028363
Countries:	Guinea
Start Date - Last detection*:	07 Apr 2026 - 16 Apr 2026
Duration (days):	9
People affected:	400 in the burned area
Burned area:	5968 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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15 Apr 03:04 15 Apr 15:07 15 Apr 19:08 16 Apr 03:13 16 Apr 15:10 16 Apr 19:11 20 Apr 07:16

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	372	5125	15 Apr 2026 02:00	GWIS
2	0.5	372	5129	15 Apr 2026 14:00	GWIS
3	0.5	372	5227	15 Apr 2026 18:00	GWIS
4	0.5	372	5239	16 Apr 2026 02:00	GWIS
5	0.5	400	5824	16 Apr 2026 14:00	GWIS
6	0.5	400	5965	16 Apr 2026 18:00	GWIS
7	0.5	400	5968	20 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Guinea , Administrative Region of Telimele.

Radius	Population
10 km	9500 people
5 km	1700 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Telimele	Guinea	-
Gaoual	Guinea	-

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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Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

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