Overall Green Forest fire alert in Angola from 05 Jun 2022 00:00 UTC to 23 Jun 2022 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 1006688
Countries:	Angola
Start Date - Last detection*:	05 Jun 2022 - 23 Jun 2022
Duration (days):	18
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	8589 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	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	8255	23 Jun 2022 03:00	GWIS
2		0.5	0	8589	24 Jun 2022 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Angola , Province of Moxico (population 353,309) . The nearest places are and Dilolo.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	6300 people
5 km	6200 people
2 km	6200 people
1 km	1100 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	2912 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Moxico	Angola	350000 people
Lunda Sul	Angola	170000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Dilolo	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	17000 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
Dilolo		1030	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5900	93 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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