Overall Green Forest fire alert in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 13 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 16 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (14442 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 13 Mar 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 1012771
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	13 Mar 2023 - 16 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	3
People affected:	8108 in the burned area
Burned area:	14442 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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17 Mar 06:01

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	8108	14442	17 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in The Democratic Republic of Congo , Region of Equateur (population 4,708,718) . The nearest places are Lisala, and Bumba.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	280000 people
5 km	160000 people
2 km	31000 people
1 km	22000 people
Burned Area	8100 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	2584 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Equateur	The Democratic Republic of Congo	4.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Lisala	Équateur	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	70000 people	10 km
Bumba	Équateur	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	95000 people	105 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
Lisala	LIQ	463	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5300	8 km
Bosondjo		400	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	50 km
Bumba	BMB	361	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5200	115 km

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Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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