Forest Fire (5532 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 27 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 1006846
Countries: The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*: 27 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2022
Duration (days): 3
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 5532 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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30 Jun 04:4901 Jul 04:47

Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 5279 30 Jun 2022 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 5532 01 Jul 2022 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in The Democratic Republic of Congo , Region of Kasai-Oriental (population 3,322,019) . The nearest places are and Kole.

Radius Population
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people
1 km no people
Burned Area no people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Kasai-Oriental The Democratic Republic of Congo 3.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kole Kasai-Oriental Democratic Republic of the Congo City 15000 people 102 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
Lodja LJA 502 Civ. Unpaved Yes 5300 35 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

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