Overall Green Forest fire alert in Tanzania from 26 Jun 2022 00:00 UTC to 30 Jun 2022 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6259 ha) in Tanzania 26 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 1006876
Countries:	Tanzania
Start Date - Last detection*:	26 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2022
Duration (days):	4
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	6259 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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01 Jul 04:51

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	6259	01 Jul 2022 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Tanzania , Region of Rukwa (population 851,274) .

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	1300 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	6149 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Rukwa	Tanzania	850000 people
Mbeya	Tanzania	1.8 million 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
Sumbawanga	SUT	1804	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4600	63 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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