Overall Green Forest fire alert in Angola from 16 Sep 2021 00:00 UTC to 18 Sep 2021 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5210 ha) in Angola 16 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 1002440
Countries:	Angola
Start Date - Last detection*:	16 Sep 2021 - 21 Sep 2021
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	245 in the burned area
Burned area:	5210 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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19 Sep 03:48

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	245	5210	19 Sep 2021 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	786	7442	21 Sep 2021 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	786	8291	22 Sep 2021 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Angola , Province of Uige (population 935,821) . The nearest places are and Camabatela.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	12000 people
5 km	9200 people
2 km	9100 people
1 km	6900 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	1710 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Uige	Angola	940000 people
Bengo	Angola	190000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Camabatela	Cuanza Norte	Angola	City	13000 people	98 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
Uige	UGO	829	Civ.	Paved	No	6500	63 km
Negage	GXG	1251	Mil.	Paved	No	7800	84 km

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Nuclear plants

More information

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