Overall Green Forest fire in Guinea from 02 May 2026 00:00 UTC to 05 May 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6216 ha) in Guinea 02 May 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 1028592
Countries:	Guinea
Start Date - Last detection*:	02 May 2026 - 05 May 2026
Duration (days):	3
People affected:	2063 in the burned area
Burned area:	6216 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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05 May 11:00 17 May 15:10

Impact Timeline

ID	Level	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	2063	6080	05 May 2026 10:00	GWIS
2		0.5	2063	6216	17 May 2026 14:00	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	130000 people
5 km	15000 people
2 km	5300 people
1 km	3400 people
Burned Area	2100 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Telimele	Guinea	-
Boke	Guinea	860000 people

Affected populated places

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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
Boke	BKJ	50	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5100	64 km
Fria		114				0	78 km
Katourou	FIG	152	Civ.	Paved	No	5200	83 km
Kawass		11	Priv.	Unpaved	Yes	2900	101 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Boke		Guinea	70 km
Victoria		Guinea	98 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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