Overall Green Forest fire alert in Zambia from 19 Aug 2022 00:00 UTC to 30 Aug 2022 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 1008737
Countries:	Zambia
Start Date - Last detection*:	19 Aug 2022 - 30 Aug 2022
Duration (days):	11
People affected:	1393 in the burned area
Burned area:	13755 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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29 Aug 06:09 30 Aug 05:07 31 Aug 05:08

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	1393	7657	29 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	1393	13541	30 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	1393	13755	31 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Zambia , Province of Luapula (population 591,393) .

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	18000 people
5 km	15000 people
2 km	13000 people
1 km	11000 people
Burned Area	1400 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	3734 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Luapula	Zambia	590000 people
Northern	Zambia	970000 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
Kawambwa		1414	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3600	52 km
Luwingu		1417				0	52 km
Mporokoso		1393	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3600	92 km
Kasenga	KEC	959	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	110 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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