Forest Fire (19394 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 1002508
Countries: Angola
Start Date - Last detection*: 16 Sep 2021 - 21 Sep 2021
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 3028 in the burned area
Burned area: 19394 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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22 Sep 05:33

Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 3028 19394 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.

Radius Population
10 km 15000 people
5 km 13000 people
2 km 11000 people
1 km 10000 people
Burned Area 3000 people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 13376 m2 GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Uige Angola 940000 people
Cuanza Norte Angola 420000 people
Bengo Angola 190000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Camabatela Cuanza Norte Angola City 13000 people 66 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 79 km
Negage GXG 1251 Mil. Paved No 7800 80 km

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More information

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