Forest Fire (5525 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 1006889
Countries: The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*: 27 Jun 2022 - 01 Jul 2022
Duration (days): 4
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 5525 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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02 Jul 04:46

Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 5525 02 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 Bandundu (population 5,092,178) . The nearest places are and Kahemba.

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


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bandundu The Democratic Republic of Congo 5.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kahemba Democratic Republic of the Congo Major city 17000 people 56 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
Kahemba 1044 Civ. Unpaved No 3600 62 km
Kajiji 1070 Civ. Unpaved No 3600 76 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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