Overall Green Forest fire alert in Ghana from 01 Jan 2023 00:00 UTC to 17 Jan 2023 00:00 UTC

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1011362
Countries:	Ghana
Start Date - Last detection*:	01 Jan 2023 - 17 Jan 2023
Duration (days):	16
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	10758 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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17 Jan 22:19 18 Jan 00:17

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	6698	17 Jan 2023 18:34	GWIS
2		0.5	0	10758	17 Jan 2023 21:13	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Ghana , Region of Northern (population 1,590,580) . The nearest places are Savelugu, Yendi, and Tamale.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	25000 people
5 km	19000 people
2 km	15000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Northern	Ghana	1.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Savelugu	Northern	Ghana	City	29000 people	46 km
Yendi	Northern	Ghana	City	42000 people	55 km
Tamale	Northern	Ghana	City	360000 people	58 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
Yendi		224	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4500	54 km
Tamale	TML	169	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7900	61 km
Tamale Old		183				0	62 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Bontanga		n/a	69 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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