Forest Fire (18267 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 06 Mar 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 1019400
Countries: The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*: 06 Mar 2024 - 13 Mar 2024
Duration (days): 7
People affected: 1070 in the burned area
Burned area: 18267 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 0.5 603 7120 11 Mar 2024 09:00 GWIS
2 0.5 1070 18267 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 Lisala.



Radius Population
10 km 47000 people
5 km 35000 people
2 km 30000 people
1 km 26000 people
Burned Area 1100 people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Equateur The Democratic Republic of Congo 4.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bumba Équateur Democratic Republic of the Congo City 95000 people 72 km
Lisala Équateur Democratic Republic of the Congo City 70000 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
Bumba BMB 361 Civ. Unpaved No 5200 65 km
Yalingimba 435 Civ. Unpaved No 3400 88 km
Engengele 390 Civ. Unpaved No 4100 92 km
Abumumbazi 457 Civ. Unpaved No 3900 98 km
Lisala LIQ 463 Civ. Unpaved No 5300 109 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

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