Overall Green Forest fire alert in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 10 Jun 2024 00:00 UTC to 12 Jun 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (7968 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 10 Jun 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 1019824
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	10 Jun 2024 - 12 Jun 2024
Duration (days):	2
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	7968 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	6785	12 Jun 2024 08:01	GWIS
2	0.5	6900	12 Jun 2024 13:30	GWIS
3	0.5	7968	13 Jun 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 Shaba (population 5,356,509) . The nearest places are Mwanza, and Mulongo.

Radius	Population
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	no people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Shaba	The Democratic Republic of Congo	5.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Mwanza	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	9600 people	96 km
Mulongo	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	8300 people	100 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
Lusinga		1780	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4400	28 km
Mitwaba		1597	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3300	39 km

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Nuclear plants

More information

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