Overall Green Forest fire alert in Angola from 16 Sep 2021 00:00 UTC to 21 Sep 2021 00:00 UTC

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 1002490
Countries:	Angola
Start Date - Last detection*:	16 Sep 2021 - 21 Sep 2021
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	2401 in the burned area
Burned area:	14144 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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21 Sep 03:51 22 Sep 05:32

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	2401	13329	21 Sep 2021 03:00	GWIS
2		0.5	2401	14144	22 Sep 2021 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Angola , Province of Cuanza Sul (population 727,861) .

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	68000 people
5 km	61000 people
2 km	4800 people
1 km	4400 people
Burned Area	2400 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	3078 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Cuanza Sul	Angola	730000 people
Cuanza Norte	Angola	420000 people
Bengo	Angola	190000 people
Malanje	Angola	1000000 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
Capanda	KNP	unknown				0	68 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Cambambe	Cuanza	1963	44 km
	Capanda	Cuanza	2004	69 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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