Forest Fire (7974 ha) in Angola 08 Sep 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 1002351
Countries: Angola
Start Date - Last detection*: 08 Sep 2021 - 13 Sep 2021
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 7974 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score


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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 7974 11 Sep 2021 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 8482 12 Sep 2021 03:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 10169 13 Sep 2021 03:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 10753 14 Sep 2021 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Angola , Province of Cuando Cubango (population 145,349) .

Radius Population
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people
1 km no people
Burned Area no people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Cuando Cubango Angola 150000 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
Omega OMG 914 0 86 km
Shakawe SWX 1030 Civ. Paved Yes 4500 104 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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