Forest Fire (27870 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 27 Feb 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 1019450
Countries: The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*: 27 Feb 2024 - 12 Mar 2024
Duration (days): 14
People affected: 7496 in the burned area
Burned area: 27870 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 7496 27870 13 Mar 2024 09:01 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in The Democratic Republic of Congo , Region of Equateur (population 4,708,718) . The nearest places are Bumba, and Aketi.

Radius Population
10 km 24000 people
5 km 19000 people
2 km 17000 people
1 km 16000 people
Burned Area 7500 people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Equateur The Democratic Republic of Congo 4.7 million people
Haut-Zaire The Democratic Republic of Congo 5.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bumba Équateur Democratic Republic of the Congo City 95000 people 88 km
Aketi Orientale Democratic Republic of the Congo City 35000 people 110 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
Yalingimba 435 Civ. Unpaved No 3400 69 km
Bumba BMB 361 Civ. Unpaved No 5200 73 km
Engengele 390 Civ. Unpaved No 4100 90 km
Mokaria-Yamoleka 420 Civ. Unpaved No 3900 102 km
Abumumbazi 457 Civ. Unpaved No 3900 113 km
Aketi 375 Civ. Unpaved No 3100 117 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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