Overall Green Forest fire alert in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 20 Jul 2021 00:00 UTC to 04 Aug 2021 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (10005 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 20 Jul 2021

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 1001364
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	20 Jul 2021 - 04 Aug 2021
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	52 in the burned area
Burned area:	10005 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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04 Aug 17:25 05 Aug 06:10

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	9775	04 Aug 2021 14:45	GWIS
2		0.5	52	10005	05 Aug 2021 03:06	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in The Democratic Republic of Congo , Region of Kasai-Occidental (population 3,162,753) . The nearest places are Mutombo-Lamata, Idiofa, and Tshikapa.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	36000 people
5 km	23000 people
2 km	11000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kasai-Occidental	The Democratic Republic of Congo	3.2 million people
Bandundu	The Democratic Republic of Congo	5.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Mutombo-Lamata	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	81 km
Idiofa		Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	19000 people	104 km
Tshikapa	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	260000 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
Idiofa	IDF	701	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	108 km
Tshikapa	TSH	486	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	5200	108 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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