Forest Fire (7875 ha) in Congo 17 Jul 2024

Event summary

This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1020265
Countries: Congo
Start Date - Last detection*: 17 Jul 2024 - 28 Jul 2024
Duration (days): 11
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 7875 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),