Overall Green Forest fire alert in Angola from 02 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC to 05 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5334 ha) in Angola 02 Sep 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 1021995
Countries:	Angola
Start Date - Last detection*:	02 Sep 2024 - 05 Sep 2024
Duration (days):	3
People affected:	1111 in the burned area
Burned area:	5334 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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06 Sep 07:02

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	1111	5334	06 Sep 2024 06:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Angola , Province of Benguela (population 720,034) .

Radius	Population
10 km	20000 people
5 km	9300 people
2 km	3600 people
1 km	2300 people
Burned Area	1100 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Benguela	Angola	720000 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
Cubal	NCB	unknown				0	45 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Dungo	Cubal de Hana	1988	36 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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