Forest Fire (6432 ha) in Angola 07 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 1006777
Countries: Angola
Start Date - Last detection*: 07 Jun 2022 - 26 Jun 2022
Duration (days): 19
People affected: 873 in the burned area
Burned area: 6432 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 0.5 873 5387 26 Jun 2022 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 873 6432 27 Jun 2022 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Angola , Province of Malanje (population 997,314) . The nearest places are and Malange.

Radius Population
10 km 3100 people
5 km 1300 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area <1000 people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Malanje Angola 1000000 people
Lunda Norte Angola 330000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Malange Malanje Angola City - 91 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
Malanje MEG 1179 Civ. Paved No 7200 94 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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