Overall Green Forest fire alert in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 14 Aug 2023 00:00 UTC to 17 Aug 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (11304 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 14 Aug 2023

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 1016413
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	14 Aug 2023 - 17 Aug 2023
Duration (days):	3
People affected:	2907 in the burned area
Burned area:	11304 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	2625	8348	15 Aug 2023 08:00	GWIS
2	0.5	2625	9015	16 Aug 2023 08:00	GWIS
3	0.5	2907	11304	18 Aug 2023 08:00	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) . The nearest places are Kikwit, and Idiofa.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	19000 people
5 km	13000 people
2 km	9800 people
1 km	5000 people
Burned Area	2900 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	228 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Bandundu	The Democratic Republic of Congo	5.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kikwit		Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	190000 people	53 km
Idiofa		Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	19000 people	75 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
Kikwit	KKW	479	Civ.	Paved	No	5100	56 km
Idiofa	IDF	701	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	65 km
Lusanga	LUS	416	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3000	77 km

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Nuclear plants

More information

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