Overall Green Forest fire alert in Nigeria from 30 Dec 2023 00:00 UTC to 10 Jan 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (17163 ha) in Nigeria 30 Dec 2023

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 1018954
Countries:	Nigeria
Start Date - Last detection*:	30 Dec 2023 - 10 Jan 2024
Duration (days):	11
People affected:	10289 in the burned area
Burned area:	17163 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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04 Jan 09:18 05 Jan 09:18 06 Jan 09:18 07 Jan 09:19 08 Jan 09:20 09 Jan 09:21 11 Jan 09:23

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	3398	6575	04 Jan 2024 09:01	GWIS
2	0.5	7548	11535	05 Jan 2024 09:01	GWIS
3	0.5	8061	12686	06 Jan 2024 09:00	GWIS
4	0.5	9728	15129	07 Jan 2024 09:00	GWIS
5	0.5	10180	16706	08 Jan 2024 09:00	GWIS
6	0.5	10289	17162	09 Jan 2024 09:00	GWIS
7	0.5	10289	17163	11 Jan 2024 09:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Nigeria , State of Niger (population 2,726,756) . The nearest places are and Minna.

Radius	Population
10 km	80000 people
5 km	59000 people
2 km	36000 people
1 km	17000 people
Burned Area	10000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Niger	Nigeria	2.7 million people
Kaduna	Nigeria	4.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Minna		Nigeria	City	290000 people	107 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
Minna New	MXJ	254	Civ.	Paved	No	11100	97 km
Shiroro		398				0	104 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Kontagora	Kontagora	n/a	64 km
	Shiroro	Kaduna	1984	108 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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