Overall Green Forest fire alert in Angola from 05 Sep 2023 00:00 UTC to 19 Sep 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6663 ha) in Angola 05 Sep 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 1017291
Countries:	Angola
Start Date - Last detection*:	05 Sep 2023 - 19 Sep 2023
Duration (days):	14
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	6663 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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14 Sep 08:25 15 Sep 08:26 16 Sep 08:26 17 Sep 08:28 18 Sep 08:31 19 Sep 08:31 20 Sep 08:35

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5111	14 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
2	0.5	5247	15 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
3	0.5	5777	16 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
4	0.5	5952	17 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
5	0.5	6345	18 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
6	0.5	6622	19 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
7	0.5	6663	20 Sep 2023 08:07	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Angola , Province of Cuando Cubango (population 145,349) .

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
Cuando Cubango	Angola	150000 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
Cuito-Cuanavale	CTI	unknown				0	88 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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