Overall Green Forest fire alert in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 27 Jun 2022 00:00 UTC to 04 Jul 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 1006931
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	27 Jun 2022 - 04 Jul 2022
Duration (days):	7
People affected:	185 in the burned area
Burned area:	10116 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	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	185	6740	03 Jul 2022 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	185	9757	04 Jul 2022 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	185	10116	05 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 Shaba (population 5,356,509) . The nearest places are Kabalo, Kongolo, and Mbulula.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	79000 people
5 km	8800 people
2 km	6000 people
1 km	5600 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	684 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Shaba	The Democratic Republic of Congo	5.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kabalo	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	29000 people	18 km
Kongolo	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	31000 people	92 km
Mbulula	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	106 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
Kabalo	KBO	561	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4500	15 km
Kongolo	KOO	564	Civ.	Unpaved	No	6200	91 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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