Overall Green Forest fire alert in Ghana from 31 Dec 2021 00:00 UTC to 03 Jan 2022 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6025 ha) in Ghana 31 Dec 2021

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 1003778
Countries:	Ghana
Start Date - Last detection*:	31 Dec 2021 - 03 Jan 2022
Duration (days):	3
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	6025 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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03 Jan 16:45

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	6025	03 Jan 2022 16:38	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 Yendi, and Savelugu.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	6200 people
5 km	1800 people
2 km	<1000 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
Yendi	Northern	Ghana	City	42000 people	89 km
Savelugu	Northern	Ghana	City	29000 people	99 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Sansanne-Mango	142	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	70 km
Djangou	280	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	78 km
Yendi	224	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4500	90 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	White Volta	White Volta	n/a	101 km
	Vea		n/a	105 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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