Overall Green Forest fire alert in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 25 Jun 2024 00:00 UTC to 28 Jun 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (14440 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 25 Jun 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 1019968
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	25 Jun 2024 - 04 Jul 2024
Duration (days):	9
People affected:	139 in the burned area
Burned area:	14440 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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29 Jun 09:01

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	139	14440	29 Jun 2024 08:01	GWIS
2	0.5	228	26194	30 Jun 2024 08:01	GWIS
3	0.5	252	26435	01 Jul 2024 08:00	GWIS
4	0.5	297	28551	02 Jul 2024 08:01	GWIS
5	0.5	302	28927	03 Jul 2024 08:01	GWIS
6	0.5	302	28960	05 Jul 2024 08:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in The Democratic Republic of Congo , Region of Kasai-Oriental (population 3,322,019) . The nearest places are Bena Dibele, and Katako-Kombe.

Radius	Population
10 km	29000 people
5 km	2600 people
2 km	1100 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kasai-Oriental	The Democratic Republic of Congo	3.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Bena Dibele	Kasai-Oriental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	91 km
Katako-Kombe	Kasai-Oriental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	16000 people	107 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
Lodja	LJA	502	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	5300	23 km
Beni-Dibele		530	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	88 km
Tshumbe		350	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4200	112 km

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Nuclear plants

More information

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