Forest Fire (6964 ha) in Angola 30 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 1002681
Countries: Angola
Start Date - Last detection*: 30 Sep 2021 - 17 Oct 2021
Duration (days): 17
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 6964 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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11 Oct 03:4913 Oct 03:4918 Oct 16:58

Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 6428 11 Oct 2021 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 6873 13 Oct 2021 03:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 6964 18 Oct 2021 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Angola , Province of Cuanza Sul (population 727,861) .

Radius Population
10 km 53000 people
5 km 6500 people
2 km 3500 people
1 km 2600 people
Burned Area no people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 228 m2 GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Cuanza Sul Angola 730000 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
Ngunza 11 Civ. Paved No 3600 36 km
Porto Amboim PBN 5 Priv. Paved No 3300 70 km
Wako Kungo CEO 1318 Civ. Unpaved No 6500 102 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Novo Redondo AONOE Angola 38 km
Porto Amboim AOPBN Angola 70 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

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