Overall Green Forest fire alert in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 18 May 2024 00:00 UTC to 24 May 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5406 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 18 May 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 1019779
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	18 May 2024 - 24 May 2024
Duration (days):	6
People affected:	886 in the burned area
Burned area:	5406 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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24 May 09:01 25 May 09:01

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	886	5270	24 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
2		0.5	886	5406	25 May 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 Bandundu (population 5,092,178) .

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	15000 people
5 km	8100 people
2 km	3300 people
1 km	1700 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Bandundu	The Democratic Republic of Congo	5.1 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
Masi-Manimba	MSM	595	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	105 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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