Overall Green Forest fire alert in Ghana from 25 Jan 2024 00:00 UTC to 05 Feb 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (8870 ha) in Ghana 25 Jan 2024

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 1019163
Countries:	Ghana
Start Date - Last detection*:	25 Jan 2024 - 05 Feb 2024
Duration (days):	11
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	8870 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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30 Jan 09:16 31 Jan 09:16 01 Feb 09:16 02 Feb 09:16 03 Feb 09:16 04 Feb 09:17 05 Feb 09:19

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	6109	30 Jan 2024 09:00	GWIS
2	0.5	6973	31 Jan 2024 09:00	GWIS
3	0.5	7207	01 Feb 2024 09:01	GWIS
4	0.5	7240	02 Feb 2024 09:01	GWIS
5	0.5	8191	03 Feb 2024 09:00	GWIS
6	0.5	8485	04 Feb 2024 09:00	GWIS
7	0.5	8870	05 Feb 2024 09:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Ghana , Region of Ashanti (population 2,858,833) .

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	2200 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Ashanti	Ghana	2.9 million people
Brong-Ahafo	Ghana	1.6 million people
Eastern	Ghana	2.3 million people

Affected populated places

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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