Forest Fire (22402 ha) in Senegal, Gambia 28 Feb 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 1012517
Countries: Senegal, Gambia
Start Date - Last detection*: 28 Feb 2023 - 14 Mar 2023
Duration (days): 14
People affected: 821 in the burned area
Burned area: 22402 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 311 8279 05 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 311 9068 08 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 311 9797 09 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
4 0.5 479 12798 10 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
5 0.5 770 18213 11 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
6 0.5 821 22402 12 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
7 0.5 1205 22777 13 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
8 0.5 1205 22939 14 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
9 0.5 1205 23330 15 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Senegal , Region of Ziguinchor (population 464,757) . The nearest places are Banjul, and Ziguinchor.

Radius Population
10 km 76000 people
5 km 48000 people
2 km 17000 people
1 km 5700 people
Burned Area 1200 people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 2964 m2 GHSL
Protected Area 2753 ha WDPA


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Ziguinchor Senegal 460000 people
Western Gambia 390000 people
North Bank Gambia 150000 people
Lower River Gambia 230000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Banjul Banjul The Gambia Capital 34000 people 45 km
Ziguinchor Senegal City 160000 people 57 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
Yundum International BJL 29 Civ. Paved Yes 11800 38 km
Ziguinchor ZIG 25 Civ. Paved Yes 5000 59 km
Cap Skiring CSK 15 Civ. Paved Yes 4700 81 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Banjul GMBJL The Gambia 45 km
Ziguinchor SNZIG Senegal 57 km
Karabane Senegal 63 km
Cacheo Guinea-Bissau 90 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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