Overall Green Forest fire alert in Senegal from 28 Oct 2022 00:00 UTC to 13 Nov 2022 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 1009864
Countries:	Senegal
Start Date - Last detection*:	28 Oct 2022 - 13 Nov 2022
Duration (days):	16
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	11141 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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15 Nov 06:24

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	11141	15 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Senegal , Region of Tambacounda (population 435,719) .

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	130000 people
5 km	14000 people
2 km	2400 people
1 km	1300 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	114 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	6951 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Tambacounda	Senegal	440000 people
Kaolack	Senegal	960000 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
Tambacounda	TUD	49	Civ.	Paved	No	6500	79 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Kuntaur		The Gambia	66 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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