Overall Green Forest fire alert in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 04 Mar 2024 00:00 UTC to 11 Mar 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (15723 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 04 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 1019392
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	04 Mar 2024 - 18 Mar 2024
Duration (days):	14
People affected:	5668 in the burned area
Burned area:	15723 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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10 Mar 09:15 11 Mar 09:28 12 Mar 09:17

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	3475	9808	10 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
2	0.5	4769	11872	11 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
3	0.5	5668	15723	12 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
4	0.5	8277	31524	13 Mar 2024 09:01	GWIS
5	0.5	8166	33129	14 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
6	0.5	9182	36867	15 Mar 2024 09:01	GWIS
7	0.5	9182	37355	17 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
8	0.5	9182	37620	18 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in The Democratic Republic of Congo , Region of Equateur (population 4,708,718) .

Radius	Population
10 km	43000 people
5 km	33000 people
2 km	27000 people
1 km	24000 people
Burned Area	9200 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Equateur	The Democratic Republic of Congo	4.7 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
Binga		450	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3800	74 km
Gwaka		450	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	102 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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