Overall Green Forest fire alert in Guinea from 31 Dec 2022 00:00 UTC to 11 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 1011389
Countries:	Guinea
Start Date - Last detection*:	31 Dec 2022 - 11 Jan 2023
Duration (days):	11
People affected:	683 in the burned area
Burned area:	11672 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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17 Jan 22:23

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	683	11672	17 Jan 2023 18:34	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Guinea , Administrative Region of Lola. The nearest places are and Danané.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	46000 people
5 km	15000 people
2 km	9700 people
1 km	4900 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	266 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Lola	Guinea	-
Nzerekore	Guinea	870000 people
Beyla	Guinea	-
Touba	Cote d'Ivoire	140000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Danané		Côte d'Ivoire	City	68000 people	100 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
Nzerekore	NZE	505	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	4900	44 km
Nimba	NIA	500	Civ.	Unpaved	No	6000	70 km
Touba	TOZ	485	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5200	86 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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