Forest Fire (6871 ha) in Angola 17 Jun 2022

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 1006356
Countries: Angola
Start Date - Last detection*: 17 Jun 2022 - 19 Jun 2022
Duration (days): 2
People affected: 819 in the burned area
Burned area: 6871 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 819 6871 21 Jun 2022 06:27 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Angola , Province of Lunda Norte (population 326,475) .

Radius Population
10 km 29000 people
5 km 2800 people
2 km 1400 people
1 km no people
Burned Area <1000 people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Lunda Norte Angola 330000 people

Affected populated places

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

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Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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