Overall Green Forest fire alert in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 02 Jul 2021 00:00 UTC to 16 Jul 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 1000780
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	02 Jul 2021 - 16 Jul 2021
Duration (days):	14
People affected:	497 in the burned area
Burned area:	15239 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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13 Jul 14:54 14 Jul 07:01 15 Jul 07:29 16 Jul 09:04 16 Jul 17:21 17 Jul 07:28

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	337	11944	13 Jul 2021 12:34	GWIS
2	0.5	337	12142	14 Jul 2021 05:03	GWIS
3	0.5	497	13743	15 Jul 2021 05:03	GWIS
4	0.5	497	14170	16 Jul 2021 05:03	GWIS
5	0.5	497	14531	16 Jul 2021 15:06	GWIS
6	0.5	497	15239	17 Jul 2021 03:11	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in The Democratic Republic of Congo , Region of Shaba (population 5,356,509) . The nearest places are Manono, Kitotolo, Mulongo, Kiambi, and Mwanza.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	19000 people
5 km	14000 people
2 km	5800 people
1 km	3600 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	1026 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Shaba	The Democratic Republic of Congo	5.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Manono	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	37000 people	30 km
Kitotolo	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	31 km
Mulongo	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	8300 people	62 km
Kiambi	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	63 km
Mwanza	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	9600 people	91 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
Manono	MNO	633	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4500	34 km
Bukena		1179	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3300	38 km
Sominka		630	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4900	42 km
Kabombo		600	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	64 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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