Overall Green Forest fire alert in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 09 Aug 2023 00:00 UTC to 21 Aug 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (16639 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 09 Aug 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 1016940
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	09 Aug 2023 - 21 Aug 2023
Duration (days):	12
People affected:	3036 in the burned area
Burned area:	16639 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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29 Aug 23:52

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	3036	16639	30 Aug 2023 00:06	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in The Democratic Republic of Congo , Region of Kasai-Occidental (population 3,162,753) . The nearest places are Tshikapa, Kazumba, and Mutombo-Lamata.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	99000 people
5 km	33000 people
2 km	10000 people
1 km	6100 people
Burned Area	3000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	2356 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kasai-Occidental	The Democratic Republic of Congo	3.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Tshikapa	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	260000 people	38 km
Kazumba	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	13000 people	101 km
Mutombo-Lamata	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	101 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
Tshikapa	TSH	486	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	5200	36 km
Diboko		742	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	70 km
Musese		570	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	104 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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