Overall Green Forest fire alert in Angola, The Democratic Republic of Congo from 14 Jul 2024 00:00 UTC to 22 Jul 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (9009 ha) in Angola, The Democratic Republic of Congo 14 Jul 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 1020248
Countries:	Angola, The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	14 Jul 2024 - 23 Jul 2024
Duration (days):	9
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	9009 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	5411	19 Jul 2024 18:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5641	20 Jul 2024 18:00	GWIS
3	0.5	5712	21 Jul 2024 02:01	GWIS
4	0.5	5868	21 Jul 2024 18:00	GWIS
5	0.5	6942	22 Jul 2024 14:01	GWIS
6	0.5	9009	22 Jul 2024 18:00	GWIS
7	0.5	9153	23 Jul 2024 18:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Angola , Province of Lunda Sul (population 173,300) . The nearest places are and Dilolo.

Radius	Population
10 km	5800 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Lunda Sul	Angola	170000 people
Shaba	The Democratic Republic of Congo	5.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Dilolo	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	17000 people	81 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
Dilolo		1030	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5900	85 km
Sandoa		976	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	91 km

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