Overall Green Forest fire alert in Zambia from 21 Jul 2024 00:00 UTC to 26 Jul 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5291 ha) in Zambia 21 Jul 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 1020386
Countries:	Zambia
Start Date - Last detection*:	21 Jul 2024 - 27 Jul 2024
Duration (days):	6
People affected:	148 in the burned area
Burned area:	5291 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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26 Jul 19:01

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	148	5291	26 Jul 2024 18:01	GWIS
2	0.5	0	8063	27 Jul 2024 02:01	GWIS
3	0.5	0	6075	27 Jul 2024 10:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Zambia , Province of Luapula (population 591,393) .

Radius	Population
10 km	6000 people
5 km	2600 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Luapula	Zambia	590000 people
Shaba	The Democratic Republic of Congo	5.4 million people

Affected populated places

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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
Mansa	MNS	1250	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5600	42 km
Kasenga	KEC	959	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	56 km
Katwe		1700	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4100	89 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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