Overall Green Forest fire alert in Angola from 06 Oct 2021 00:00 UTC to 10 Oct 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 1002667
Countries:	Angola
Start Date - Last detection*:	06 Oct 2021 - 10 Oct 2021
Duration (days):	4
People affected:	878 in the burned area
Burned area:	22795 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	878	20301	09 Oct 2021 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	878	21632	10 Oct 2021 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	878	22795	11 Oct 2021 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Angola , Province of Bengo (population 185,599) . The nearest places are and Luanda.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	3600 people
5 km	2700 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	874 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Luanda	Luanda	Angola	Capital	2.8 million people	95 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
Luanda 4 de Fevereiro	LAD	74	Civ.	Paved	Yes	12100	97 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Luanda	AOLAD	Angola	95 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Mabubas	Dande	1954	41 km
	Quiminha	Bengo	1975	50 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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