On 23 October, a fire broke out on the Lake Chad island of Farguimi, in the Kangalom sub-prefecture, in the department of Mamdi, affecting 801 people, in an area frequently affected by non-state armed group exactions. The fire damaged houses, destroyed non-food items, personal valuables, and killed livestock. Some of the people displaced by the fire have found refuge with host families, while others are sleeping in the open and need urgent assistance, including food, water and clothes.