Overall Green Forest fire alert in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 04 Aug 2023 00:00 UTC to 11 Aug 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (11271 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 04 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 1016158
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	04 Aug 2023 - 11 Aug 2023
Duration (days):	7
People affected:	223 in the burned area
Burned area:	11271 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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07 Aug 11:30 08 Aug 11:21 09 Aug 11:33 10 Aug 11:52 12 Aug 11:38

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	223	6689	07 Aug 2023 08:00	GWIS
2	0.5	223	10601	08 Aug 2023 08:00	GWIS
3	0.5	223	10781	09 Aug 2023 08:00	GWIS
4	0.5	223	11233	10 Aug 2023 08:00	GWIS
5	0.5	223	11271	12 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 Kasai-Occidental (population 3,162,753) . The nearest places are Kazumba, Luiza, Kamwandu, and Kananga.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	140000 people
5 km	65000 people
2 km	41000 people
1 km	19000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	76 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kasai-Occidental	The Democratic Republic of Congo	3.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kazumba	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	13000 people	33 km
Luiza	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	83 km
Kamwandu	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	103 km
Kananga	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	460000 people	104 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
Tshibala		697	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	33 km
Luiza	LZA	881	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	78 km
Diboko		742	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	79 km
Tshikaji		697	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	98 km
Kananga	KGA	650	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7200	107 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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