Overall Green Forest fire alert in Guinea from 31 Dec 2022 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 1011515
Countries:	Guinea
Start Date - Last detection*:	31 Dec 2022 - 17 Jan 2023
Duration (days):	17
People affected:	424 in the burned area
Burned area:	39950 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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18 Jan 00:30

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	424	39950	17 Jan 2023 21:13	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

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

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	95000 people
5 km	40000 people
2 km	30000 people
1 km	15000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	874 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	3373 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Beyla	Guinea	-
Nzerekore	Guinea	870000 people
Macenta	Guinea	-
Lola	Guinea	-
Touba	Cote d'Ivoire	140000 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
Nzerekore	NZE	505	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	4900	79 km
Macenta	MCA	515	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	4500	94 km
Touba	TOZ	485	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5200	106 km
Gbenko		650	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5100	109 km
Nimba	NIA	500	Civ.	Unpaved	No	6000	113 km
Borotou	BRZ	unknown				0	125 km
Voinjama	VOI	unknown				0	126 km
Wologissi	WOI	unknown				0	128 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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